Frank Ocean Describes His Ideal Boyfriend In 'Boys Don't Cry' Poem
After years of drought, Frank Ocean unleashed a tidal wave of new content on us this weekend, including two albums and a magazine filled with poetry and photography.
The singer recruited some big names to contribute work to the 'zine, called Boys Don't Cry, including Kanye West and Lil B. But the most talked-about work from the journal is a poem Ocean penned himself, called "Boyfriend."
The work reads like a sweet reflection on his ideal companion (or, is it a musing on someone who's already in his life?) filled with personal details.
Here's the full transcript of the poem:
my boyfriend drives a lil bucket
when it rain it fills up with rain
my boyfriend he gon pick me up
don't distract him at the wheel
in his lane
he's the only one
my boyfriend he misses me when i'm gone
so he don't forget me
there's a song he sings
calms his nerve, endings
my boyfriend is friendly
and we don't want no problems
i could say that i'm happy
they let me and my boyfriend become married
i could say that i'm happy
but cross my heart i didn't notice
hope to die no never, we voted
me and my boyfriend cast our ballot
every kiss reads like a poem
making wrongs right like a poem
i couldn't say i dream of you
because my dreams are filled with no one
and all is lost
me and my boyfriends we found
we don't hope for beyonds at all
me and my boyfriend spend time
and that's all i'm holding on
this time
we got permission
nothing's above condition
but this ain't a thang
it's a mission
can't join the band so sing along
me and my boyfriend got it going on
sleep with fans and t shirts on
asleep in vans your legs all strewn
across my lap
tan lines where your watch was strapped
you took it off to make time
cut your hair
you left it long
i love to stare
there's nothing wrong
and if i die while i'm asleep
i pray to God my boyfriend
keeps my secret
peace
Beautiful.