Don’t do it.
Don’t come in and make my heart spin, just to retract and step back without warning,
I mean fuck, that’s so boring!
Come up with something different, please. Say what you mean - don’t drop the bomb, then run, this isn’t fun for anyone,
do you see what I mean, or don’t you?
Like far out, you had all these rules you wanted me to follow - some were fairly hard to swallow, but I did it anyway because I thought fair play,
but what about me and my needs?
Is there gonna be anything, or should I just set myself free all together, because I’m not gonna beg ya - I just can’t do it, not anymore, not like I have before.
I didn’t ask for this either, you came to me, or don’t you remember?
I wasn’t even looking,
so please, I beg ya, don’t do it, don’t drop the bomb and run, ‘cause that ain’t fun for anyone,
just don’t do it, be real for me please, just say what you mean - at least help put my mind at ease.
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Jess Boyes
From Melbourne, Australia, I love creative writing and food, particularly a good quality cheese or some sort of dairy.
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
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Beautifully vulnerable. I remember, this was the piece that was linked in one of your other works. I like the repeated lines (–‘just say what you mean- ‘just don’t do it- ‘don’t drop the bomb and run ). And this is giving R&B vibes. A woman that knows her worth and a man that is immature and confused beyond words. I like the format too. And just how raw it is. 👌🏽👏🏽♥️
This was so relatable. I'm so sorry you've experienced this too 🥺 Loved your poem!
Powerful performance poem!!! Love it!!!❤️❤️💕
The image, your words! What sad beautiful piece!
Love that photo!!! Rules?? Oh hell no. One sided communication- nope. Not worth the time or frustration. Go for kind and appreciative and good hearted, not the bad boys. 😬
Well done Jess. This really matches the name and is an experience so many people have had too. If it is in any way autobiographical, then I'm sorry. Well expressed though, with that fire you always seem to bring! :)