Opening by Philip Glass

I am what some might call, a workaholic. I’ve never known when to rest or take a break.
If I choose to do something, I become slightly obsessed, and I do it at 1000% which doesn’t leave room for anything else.
I suppose it’s not surprising with my background of addiction.
But, of course, other necessary activities still need to be accomplished, which leaves me exhausted.

I’m currently.... exhausted.

I haven’t practiced piano or guitar in months. I sat down yesterday and the first thing that my hands decided to play was Opening by Philip Glass.

Glass is my favorite composer. Most of his work consists of minimalistic repetitive harmonic structures with duple against triple polyrhythmic melodic themes played simultaneously.
In this case the right hand is playing triplets while the left hand is playing eighth notes.

To me, this piece is a representation of what is going on inside my brain right now.
The triplets symbolize what I want to do, while the eighth notes are countering with what I have to do.