RawanOf The Corona Collection –
Mixed Media on Paper –
12″ x 12″ –
This piece was created in the beginning of our quarantine.
As scary as these days have been, there are moments, like in this painting, that make me feel safe.
My family has been taking this virus very seriously. In all honesty, we have been quite overprotective of our mother since our dad’s passing. And this pandemic hasn’t helped. Seeing such a strong man fall victim to an illness so quickly terrified all who knew him. When I lost my dad, I lost my sense of security.
No matter how old I grew, he was my protector.
He helped lighten any dark mood I was in. He reminded me that,
Life happens and sometimes it’s brutal.
Either way, we have a choice; to be happy or to be miserable.
I’ll admit, sometimes I get lost in the misery. God knows that about me. He knows that I lost that fire within that my dad helped ignite – and He brought another to spark that flame.
I see my father in my fiancé.
He finds joy in life and reminds me to not take it for granted. He makes me laugh and smile even when I want nothing more than to cry or scream.
He’s showing me what it’s like to feel safe again…even during a pandemic. This painting reminds me of that. It reminds me of how much I miss my father’s hugs. And it reminds me that though nothing compares to a dad’s protective embrace, still…
I am In Safe Arms – those of my darling, Mateo.
March 2020
