My neighbour Sao (I was 7years old)

by Beth - Scorpio

I knew a man once
he was odd, but nice enough
gave me cookies and milk
and would play my chidish games 

for awhile 
he was only friend I knew
my only companion
i didn't even mind so much
that he touched me in places
i knew he wasn't meant to

i didn't bother telling my mum
she didn't believe me the last time
Because Bob was HER friend

But Sao was different
so if i told
I knew he'd be gone
and I would be stuck
talking to the dirty white brick walls
of our one room apartment
while I waited for my mum to come home
And somewhere in my seven year old mind
I was scared that one day 
she wouldn't
it had happened before

and so i would play with Sao
eat his cookies, drink his milk
and let him touch me

and wait for the sound 
of my mothers key in the front door
always afraid
that that sound
wouldn't come

Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2002-05-06 19:54:25
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:29
Poem ID: 69600

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