El Camino de La Noche

Tonight I sat in an old car with the love of my life and simply felt.

When the keys turned in the igniton and the gear shifted, so did something within.

They pressed down on the gas pedal and my heart swelled.

For the first time I see how it is to feel truly alive.

We only drove around the block, about fifteen minutes maybe, but it felt like an hour.

Time stopped for a while and I dove, deep and fast, into hope.

Like a psychic looking into a crystal ball, I transcended time and traveled to the future.

Everything lined up and it felt like my whole life was waiting for this car.

Windows down, radio up, hands intertwined at the center console.

They pump the gas and we watch the world fly by.

All of the worries, all of the previous heartache just blows away in the crisp night air.

We are one, we are free, we are happy, we are singing loudly and badly and we don't care.

Tonight I sat in an old car with the love of my life and everything changed.

I suddenly could not remember a time where I didn't feel weightless.

Depression, anxiety, and physical pain felt like distant relatives that I no longer speak to.

The only thing to tear at my heart was the realization that tonight couldn't last forever.