Inspiration

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 ~