Sunday Sunshine: When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

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 goodnight

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 it's okay 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 wanted to say thanks

For all those things you did

When you thought I wasn't looking.

--Mary Rita Schilke Korsan

Happy Mother's Day!!