I can't find it anywhere on the internet, im guessing it has a name, which would help me search for it. I've spent far too long trying to read it but the font's so mental I can make out about half the words. Can anyone translate it for me? Thanks alot

Dig if u will the picture - of u and I engaged in a kiss. The sweat of your body covers me. Can u picture this, my darling? An ocean of violets engulf our persons. A bird screams. At 1st, I think it's u and u thought it was me. Oh, if only violets could talk. Insecurities. Do u know who u are? Then it doesn't matter who screamed 1st. Did it matter who ate of the apple 1st? The end result was negative. Can u pass me the pepper? Why, because u told me salt was bad 4 me. I thought u liked eggs. I thought u liked me. Well, eggs are the only thing I can make besides a baby. Why do u look at me like that? What are u thinking? I know u better than u think I do. There's this purple suspicion that lurks in the anals of my mind that u and I are alike in more ways than 6. Can u relate? oh yeah? Then what's the difference between a beautiful man and an ugly man with money? Nothing - as far as you're concerned. Do u still want 2 spend the night? Good. Come on. U said u would wash my hair. Shall we go swimming 1st? U can't swim. Wonderful. "I'll teach u 2 swim, I'll teach u 2 try, I'll teach u 2 laugh, but not 2 cry. I'll teach u 2 trust me when u think I lie, I'll teach u 2 love me until we die." It's from a song I wrote. Do u believe that? U do? Well, I lied. I just made it up. Pretty good, huh. It's not nice 2 lie. I think we're on the right track. Shall I wash u 1st or shall u wash me?

nice one, thanks

it's actually funny, I like this part:

"I'll teach u 2 swim, I'll teach u 2 try, I'll teach u 2 laugh, but not 2 cry. I'll teach u 2 trust me when u think I lie, I'll teach u 2 love me until we die."... It's from a song I wrote. Do u believe that? U do? Well, I lied.

zaza said:

I forget if it was spelled "anals" or "annals", but the latter is correct.
[Edited 2/7/10 9:06am]

^ the poem is on the Purple Rain vinyl LP....

not the When Doves Cry 12 inch single...


look here:

[Edited 2/7/10 9:02am]

ernestsewell said:

it's on purple rain, because i've been trying to read it off my copy, like my first post says

When I was 12 I though Prince was sooooo sophisticated for putting that on his album


But then again, being that Quiet Riot and Def Leppard were ruling the airwaves in the USA, it actually was sophisticated in comparison.

It's on the back of my Japanese SHM-CD mini replica "Purple Rain" LP too! Thanks for posting the poem... it was a bitch trying to read it w/ the font so small.

ernestsewell said:

It's spelled "anals" on that cover and it's on my Purple Rain LP (with poster)

the poem was not included on the cd artwork,

a pity, who knows why....

zaza said:

That right shere, is so Camille meets graffiti bridge-ish.
*Sybil, nena-nene. Step aside boo-boo*

I still like that poem and I still don't really know how to swim. That poem always made me feel all fluttery inside.

"anals"? Jesus.

Genesia said:

annals, supposed to be.

# reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
# a chronological account of events in successive years

ernestsewell said:

Even Prince can't spell

I Love, "When Doves Cry." was it number one on Billboard?

Tame said:

it was his first number 1 i think

Tame said:

www:google.com

Cool poem. i remember reading that in a record store ages ago. I hadn't seen it since.

Tame said:

yes:

Billboard, all Prince singles: http://www.allmusic.com/c...r5ldhe~T51

zaza said:

Eye would have though u would no this by now.

ernestsewell said:

I know what annals are.

Genesia said:

zaza said:

Yeah, He'd never survive on the org

mostbeautifulboy said:

Ernest would be MAD

Hatman said:

been discussed a lot.

Even if Prince couldn't spell, surely someone at WB could. I just imagine a scene with the WB folks reading this and saying, "Look... ...let's not tell him... ..."

Genesia said:

zaza said:

I love that, always something 2 read then