The Boy's Eyes

The boy can't see her
Who helps him to class every day
He can't see his angel
Because his eyes have gone grey

The boy can't see her
I think she sometimes forgets
When she tells him to look at her
I wonder if she regrets

The boy can't see her
But they laugh and they joke
When they eat lunch together
Underneath that tall oak

The boy can't see her
Can't see that she has him
A boy with good eyes
Who she's dating on whim

The boy can't see her
When she kisses her boyfriend hello
Sometimes I wonder
Does he even know?

The boy can't see her
Can't see the delight on her face
When she tells him she's engaged
And grabs him in an embrace

The boy can't see her
In that beautiful wedding dress
When she asks if she looks okay
He tells her, "Yes"

The boy can't see her
Holding a newborn child
When it's named after him
The boy only smiled

The boy can't see her
When the doctor said she's gone
The drunk driver had killed her
This morning at dawn

The boy can't see her
As she lays in that coffin
She can't touch him anymore
But he imagines it often

The girl never saw him
And what he felt about her
Now he can say it all
When he stands at the alter

The girl never saw him
In a world of perfection
Rejected the love
And a blind boy's affection

And now the girl will never know
How much love there was in his heart
For the girl that never loved him
But was a friend from the start