Mutual Understanding

I never notice her emerald eyes
that sparkle like the sun on the sea
I never notice how she laughs like a child
and she never notices me

I never hang on her every word
when she’s got something she wants to say
I never notice when she enters the room
or count the seconds when she’s away

I never notice her beautiful voice 
or notice if a note is off key
I never notice the songs that she sings
and she never notices me

I never notice the smell of her hair
when she goes walking by
I never notice when she talks on the phone
or hangs up with a tear in her eye

I never notice the way that she walks
when she’s got somewhere she has to be
I never notice her beautiful smile
and she never notices me