When You thought I wasn't looking you hung my first painting
on the refrigerator
And I wanted to paint another.
When you thought I wasn't looking you fed a stray cat and I
thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking you baked a birthday cake
just for me
And I knew that little things were special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking you said a prayer
And I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking you kissed me good-night
And I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your
eyes
And I learned that sometimes things hurt but that its' alright
to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking you smiled
And it made me want to look that pretty too.
When you thought I wasn't looking you cared
And I wanted to be everything I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking I looked...
And I wanted to say thanks for all those things you did
When you thought I wasn't looking.

By Mary Rita Schilke Korzan