Perpendicular to a Texas Sunrise

On a day that should have felt like Autumn 

The car a/c made the air cold.

I played music that made it feel seasonal

While I drove through downtown

In a city that doesn't know my name,

Filled with six million people that don't know or care that I exist.

That music validated my existence.

It reminded me I'm not alone,

That there are things we all face,

That no one is ever alone.

And even if I can't move the mountains,

There will be a hand to hold.

I saw the beauty of love as it was made to be

In the notes they sang.

I felt my soul awake,

And I knew there would come a time

     with no more tears

Where love would not break my heart

     But dismiss my fears

And as I drove perpendicular to a Texas sunset,

I found myself more alive.