A poem

This poem is a beautiful reminder that children are paying attention to our example. They are great imitators. It is written by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan (wow) as a thank you to her mom. I got it from the book The New Good Life by Tim Robbbins.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You hung my first paining on the refrigerator,

And I wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking

You fed a stray cat,

And I thought it was food 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 too.

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 alright 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 that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I looked,

And wanted to say thanks

For all those thins you did

When you thought I wasn't looking.