Eyes of the World

Jimi Hendrix - The Cry of Love (Unused Album Cover - Art by Henri Martinez 1970). 

drawn of me in pen & ink

@ Pacific Northwest College of Art

drawn of me in pen & ink

@ Pacific Northwest College of Art

You sunbathe and I sit next to you under the shade of a large, painted umbrella. You are so beautiful that I feel nervous and excited. We cook together and you kiss me while I’m cutting something and I worry that I’ll cut myself, but I never do. 

When we eat, we don’t sit across from each other. We sit on the same side of the table. We’re closer. Kissing with food in our mouths. Laughing with food in our mouths. 

We both work early. Sometimes I will get up extra early and make us an absurdly large breakfast. We let the dirty pots and pans and dishes sit on the counter all day. I think about you while I work. I wonder if you’re thinking about me. I think so.