Frank Ocean Releases "Boys Don't Cry" Magazine, Includes "Boyfriend" Poem
Frank Ocean's magazine features a CD copy of Blonde, as well as fashion photography, short stories, an interview with Lil B, and poems written by Ocean, including one titled "Boyfriend." Journalist Steven Horowitz snapped a photo of the poem as well as a handful of other pages from the mag. Here's a transcription of "Boyfriend":
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
Frank also logged onto his tumblr page after the release of Blonde to share a couple of photos from "Boys Don't Cry," including the preface to the magazine -- a self-written passage that details the inspiration behind the Blonde title, a particularly eye-opening mushroom trip, his obsession with cars ("maybe it links to a deep subconscious straight boy fantasy"), how he didn't shed a tear for most of his teenage years, and how his boyhood stands as his favourite part of life.
He also shared images of two different Blonde album covers (see above gallery). Funnily enough, "Blond" and not "Blonde" (Apple Music's title for the album) is written on each cover. Lastly, Ocean wrote a note to his fans thanking them for their patience:
I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE MAKING ALL OF THIS. THANK YOU ALL. ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO NEVER LET ME FORGET I HAD TO FINISH. WHICH IS BASICALLY EVERY ONE OF YA’LL. HAHA. LOVE YOU.
