Tell Me What You See

Tell me what you see said the blind man to his friend

They tell me that the world is coming to an end

But I can hear the laughter of the children as they play

When I walk by the churches I still hear people pray

So just for a moment won't you be my eyes for me

Take a look at the world and tell me what you see

The friend looked to the blind man with a tear in his eye

And knew just to make him happy he would have to lie

For the children were crying, not laughing in the streets

And when he looked in the churches all he saw were empty seats

So he tried to dodge the question saying his eyes were not that good

But the blind man asked another that froze him where he stood

Does the grass still glisten in the morning with the dew

If you look across the horizon is the sky an endless blue

Do the girls always smile when kissed for the first time

Tell me what you see my friend so I can ease my mind

The friend stared at the grass turning a deathly brown

Then stared up at the sky at the acid rain coming down

He saw a couple arguing with a child waiting in the car

Then he closed his eyes, he couldn't look anymore

I'll tell you what I see he said to his friend who was blind

The people are all praying and to their neighbors they are kind

And the grass still glistens and always stays green

And the sky it is bluer than I have ever seen

The girls all smile when the boys are near

And the children laugh in the streets without any fear

So put your mind at rest my friend it's not that hard to cope

With so many people in the world so filled with love and hope

by Monte Vickerson

Words In Motion 2014