Each week I will feature one song and accompanying painting from my project, Peace or Drama, A Journey Through Music And Art.
In the spotlight this week is Wounded By You.
There’s a nod to Shakespeare in the first verse – something about the slings and arrows of life in Hamlet’s soliloquy (which I had to memorize in the 7th grade). I notice I’m more likely to succumb to the pain of bad habits and experiences if I spend too much time alone. When I get out in the world, those negative patterns tend to subside.
I’m in Florida right now visiting my parents, and today we took a sunset pontoon ride on the lake. My mom said, “What is it about water that is so soothing?” Then I looked over and saw a small frog taking a nap next to me on the ledge of the boat. I watched his leathery green skin as he breathed steadily. What was he dreaming about? The sounds of his froggy friends around the lake soon perked him up. Time to go be out in the world!
“I keep getting wounded by you
I can’t seem to avoid the arrows
Please leave me forever more
Close this open door
And let me go”
(verse from Wounded By You)
Song by Eve Fleishman. Image by Cathy Martin (Apex NC). Read more about Wounded By You in the exhibition book. You can also bid on the painting, with proceeds to benefit PeaceTones.
Here’s a video from one of my recent shows: