Part of Me

28 Jun, 2026

MUSIC Information:

• Open Letters Notebook
• G Major/ E Minor
• 36 Measures
• Cello and Piano
• 3:33 Min
• 3 Pages

PART OF ME

There is a part of me that naturally challenges authority, another part that questions everything, another part yet, that refuses to do what society has established as normal. However, I am shy and I do not expose myself to dangerous situations. I'm not a rebel. I play by the rules, I pay taxes and I don't skip on line.

But if you ask me, I despise elaborate weddings, I can't help but see a touch of theater in religious rituals, and I'd avoid a class reunion _ like the plague _ if I were ever invited to one. I hate having my picture taken, and just for a moment, I also hate the person taking it, and I must admit I loathe smartphones. People say I am quiet, and indeed, I don't talk unnecessarily.

YOU DO KNOW ME

And I can go on and on. Why am I telling you all this? Well, simply because I want you to really know me. I believe that when you know everything there is to know about me, you will get to know the real me. Don't worry, I do have things in my life that I enjoy, and I have enjoyed life. But wait - you do know me. You have been with me since the beginning.

Over and over you have told me you loved me. And I love you back. You and I have a history together. An undeniable history that will last until the end of times. Because there is a link between us that nobody can break or deny. You are my mother.

WHAT A GIFT!

At the time I wrote this letter, it has been 55 years since you met me, but curiously I do not remember you in the first 5 or 6 years of my life. In fact, I remember very little from those first years. But why? There are chapters in my life that have been completely erased. I suppose it is normal.

All my memories of you are filled with gratitude, nostalgia and a sense of completeness. Of all the things - besides the obvious like food, love and shelter - the one I appreciate most is that your encouraged me to get an education, enrolled me in school refusing to let me grow up uneducated. What a gift you had given me!

I do not know if my love of music came from you, but my appreciation for kindness, and my curiosity about the world certainly were. Looking back, I can see that many of the things that have brought me joy throughout my life didn't appear by accident. In one way or another, they carry your influence.

THANK YOU

As I see it, everything you touched turned to gold. Your bravery and the wisdom to always do the right thing are among the qualities I admire most about you. When everything in life felt like a question, it only took a smile and a touch of encouragement and the world, suddenly, felt softer. So thank you for being there.

In my last visit and seeing you after a long time of absence, I realize that I wanted to express so many things, but words failed me and time was short. But music, once again, came to my rescue, because music has always been able to express things that are difficult to put into words.

FROM ME TO YOU

This piece I wrote, is my attempt to capture a feeling rather than tell a story: the feeling of looking back on a lifetime and recognizing the people who helped shape it. In that sense, the music and this letter belong together. The letter speaks through words; the music speaks through sound.

With this piece of music, I wish to acknowledge your presence in the world. It is my desire that even after I am gone, it will remain as a small expression of gratitude from the person I became to the woman who helped make that person possible.