A child disguised as an adult

Sun, 06/16/2019 - 13:25 -- emmievs

I thought it was something everyone was able to see. A child disguised as an adult. 19 I wasn’t sure how to go about all the new that was around me. A new job, a new life, and a very long way from everything I once knew.

I found my mentor after a while of wandering around, unsure. He taught me a lot, and still offers his hand to help.

We were all supposed to be just hanging out. Then it was just me and the man I thought was supposed to look out for me, someone to look up to. There was no way he could see anything sexual about me, I was just a kid after all.

But I wasn’t a kid.

There was no disguise and I was only trying to fool myself.

He grabbed me softly by my hips and pulled me close. Quietly he whispered into my ear, and went for a kiss.

Shocked.

I pushed away, I told him goodnight.

In my eyes, he was a grown man preying on a young girl. But that wasn’t the case at all.

I was an adult.

And that was the night I realized I’ve grown.

 

I learned how to do a lot on my own after that night.

 

This poem is about: 
Me

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