Tag: Unrequited love

Sophie B. Hawkins Gave Us A Queer Pop Hit In The ’90s. Then Came The Backlash.

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

I sat on a mountainside with peace of mind
And I lay by the ocean
Makin’ love to her with visions clear
Walked the days with no one near
And I return as chained and bound to you

Sophie B. Hawkins Gave Us A Queer Pop Hit In The ’90s. Then Came The Backlash.

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‘I’m glad people call it a lesbian anthem’: how Sophie B Hawkins made Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover Original Music Video Sophie B. Hawkins

The original banned version of the video for Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover by Sophie B. Hawkins. Sophie’s record label at the time requested she film another version – the black and white version you’re probably more familiar with. Note the blue butterfly hands and the fingers walking up her cheek and how those moves reappear in her later videos.

I Think About the Song ‘Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover’ a Lot

Poem: 🐾 Threshold

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

She stands at the door
like it owes her something.
One paw in,
one paw out,
tail flicking like a metronome
for a song she won’t commit to.

I open it.
She blinks.
Sniffs the air like it’s a question.
Steps forward—
then back.
Then forward again.

It’s not the outside she wants.
It’s the choice.
The ache of maybe.
The thrill of almost.

I leave the door ajar.
She leaves me waiting.
Gotta love that darn cat. 🐈