"I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together … And on the days we were together, time would glide. Most of the day I'd see him, and his smile. I'd hear his conversation and his silence..until it was time to sleep. Sleep I would often share with him. By the time I realized I was in love, it was malignant. It was hopeless. There was no escaping, no negotiating with the feeling. No choice. It was my first love. It changed my life."
Frank Ocean of Odd Future
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I read about this earlier too. How wonderful! And what a dish too!
ReplyDeleteHe writes so movingly. And this from the heart of a frankly homophobic culture that his own band has contributed to.
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