When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang my first painting
On the refrigerator ...
And I wanted to paint another.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you feed a stray cat ...
And I thought it was good
To be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you bake a birthday cake
just for me ...
And I knew that little things
Were special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you say a prayer ...
And I believed there was a God
That I could talk to.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I felt you kiss 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 it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you smile ...
And it made me want to look
That pretty too.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw that you cared ...
And I wanted to be everything I
could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I looked ...
And wanted to say "Thanks"
For all the things I saw
When you thought I wasn't
looking,
~ Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ~