Mixed media on canvas
48" x 60"
This painting is also a song: “I’m Bound to Be With You.” Words and Music by Tokeli
The past won’t let a-hold of me
Emotion’s old command
But I long to be with you
A vast expanse in front of me
A past I can endure
Swimming to the other side
My lonely heart’s allure
Surprised by love when it begins
My feelings are unsure
But I’ve longed to be with you.
And oh you feel so close
Across a vast, cold tidal flow
I move so slow through icy blue
But I’m bound to be with you.
I’m bound to be with you.
The crimson birds who fly so far
To end each year where they start
And sacrificing even sleep
They’ve promises to keep
Love is always leaving
Or arriving standing still
The better places in us
Are uncharted, if you will
I’m returning in concentric circles
And I will Always be with you.