When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my painting on the refrigerator, and I wanted to paint another one. 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 heard you say a prayer, and I believed there is a God I could always 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 in 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 that you cared, and I wanted to be every thing I could be. When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked . . . and I wanted to say thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

© Mary Rita Korzan