The boy with the black eyes

The boy with the black eyes had no smile

His father didn't treat him as a boy,

A boy that needed to be shown love

A boy that needed to be held, some

He cried into his pillow at night

Listening to the crash and bang of midnight

When the clock struck one,

He knew it wasn't fun

So the boy kept crying

His mother nowhere to be seen

When she was, her eyes were blue

Unlike the boys black and dark

His mother's had a shimmer above her cheek

no spark

As the boy got older and worked in the field

His father paid no attention

But to the women of the night

Who seemed to disappear

Always at night, out of sight

The boy got wiser put on a blazer

Decided he wanted more than the father could give

He left on a train, with dreams on his brain

And gave his father a fright

All in the midst of morning light

The boy with the black eyes grew a smile

It took a long while, but he knew in time

That he could be happier making ends meat

On the other side of the country

Silently knowing it was not an easy feat

12 months later he met his wife

Stunning green eyes, the love of his life

Now the man with the black eyes has purpose

Knowing what he had gone through

Was all worth it.