A Silent Little Prayer

you sped by and I glimpsed your face your stuff all packed for your quick getaway you've tried before but it didn't take a fool never learns from the old mistakes you left a treasure under a Palo Verde tree down in the Valley where all was green you're heading north with your heart mapped out forgetting a tiny piece that lays due South you hit the brakes as the interstate forks your heart a little heavier than you had thought the song that plays on your radio says you stayed too long...it was time to go without a thought or without any cares you say again your silent little prayer "don't let what I'm doing be a huge mistake am I too early or just an hour too late" you hit Phoenix and you're feeling fine ready to try it all one more time the dust won't settle on your yesterdays the shadow on your soul you thought was filed away like a 12-step program you try to justify take all the wrongs and make them all right but it all comes back when you try to go to sleep the love that is new and the one you couldn't keep