like, i'm not tryna be a hater, but DAMN. i don't wanna see people geek out to when doves cry. just leave me out of it.


>THAT is why i haven't been to any public tributes. that is
>why i have not been on the Internet since Saturday night. i
>haven't been ready to share my grief w/casual Prince fans.
>and i'm definitely not ready to share it w/ppl who don't know
>his music. i was at work when i heard the news and i
>overheard my coworkers immediately talking about his
>appearance on The New Girl. if THAT is what one thinks about
>when one hears that Prince has died then that's someone who
>cannot understand my grief and i don't want to share it
>w/them. and i figure those ppl were populating the tributes
>this weekend - i can't. they can have those and i'm glad they
>do but i need to be around ppl who get it.
>
>>When I learned of his death, I was surprised by how composed
>I
>>was. I opened my laptop to confirm he was gone. But, just as
>I
>>started to get down about it, there he was in my head
>>again…
>>
>>
>>
>>Once upon a time in a land called Fantasy
>>Seventeen mountains stood so high
>>The sea surrounded them and together they would be
>>The only thing that ever made you cry
>>You said the devil told you that another mountain would
>>appear
>>Every time somebody broke your heart
>>He said the sea would one day overflow with all your tears
>>And love will always leave you lonely
>>
>>But, I say it’s only mountains and the sea…
>
>nice.
>