When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

Mary Rita Syhlike Korzan

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When you thought I wasn't looking, you displayed my first report,
and I wanted to do 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 have me a sticker,
and I knew that little things were special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking, you put your arm around me,
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.


*MY THOUGHTS*
This is one of the poems I used at the forensics tournament, and it is about the teachers. At times, when teachers give you many homework, quizzes, and tests, we seem to hate school. But when we look back to those days, it's all memories. I like this poem because I felt the same when I graduated elementary and middle school. I have learned a lot from my teachers, and I am still learning indespensible knowledge etc. at school. This poem has expressed it thoroughly and clearly. When I read this poem out with emotions, I felt really touched, and I thought the judges really liked it too :)