A Prayer

When I wake up
morning bright as day
with you on my mind
I won't call you
Instead, I will say
a quiet prayer for you

My heart's been bruised
one too many times
by my own foolishness
I should have not by now
That I was nothing more
than a fleeting shadow to you

Most mornings
I do wake up
with thoughts of you on my mind
And I don't call
Instead, I say
a quiet prayer for you