You weren’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 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 it's all right 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.