I laughed and played <br />A whole lot in school <br />But I never failed <br />To obey the rule. <br />I thought you knew. <br /> <br />I kinda ran the streets <br />I shopped each day. <br />But Sundays I went to church <br />To learn what the preacher would say. <br />I thought you knew. <br /> <br />I had great parents <br />I didn't listen always. <br />But I never talked back <br />They would have left me in a daze. <br />I thought you knew. <br /> <br />I hung with my friends <br />I visited my kin. <br />But I worked each day <br />I didn't think I had to say. <br />I thought you knew. <br /> <br />I ran with a group <br />Many thought we'd flew the coop <br />When we bought new cars <br />And managed to stay under a roof. <br />I thought you knew. <br /> <br />I've helped many others <br />All along the way. <br />Nothings wrong with their character <br />They had not lost their way. <br />I thought you knew. <br /> <br />Only from within your eyes <br />You see things so differently. <br />The dignity of others still exist <br />And without an opinion from you. <br />I thought you knew.<br /><br />Cecelia Weir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-thought-you-knew/
