My Father’s Best Friend – Not Mine (poem) by April Sims on AuthorsDen

My Father’s Best Friend – Not Mine
by April Sims → (All Poetry by April Sims)
Rated "PG13" by the Author.

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We need to stress to our children that our parent's / their parent's friends are not our's / their's.
*My Father’s Best Friend – Not Mine* By April Sims My mom and dad were not home when I let him in He had been here many times before He was my dad’s best friend But this time he was different I told him my parents would be home soon And that is when he came and sat next to me Breathing his whiskey latent breath on me Whispering in my ear how pretty I was And how good I smelled As the tobacco and alcohol smell nearly turned my nose inside out Then he started rubbing on me And touching me like never before I became scared and wished I never opened that door Just then I heard a key in the door He quickly got up and sat across from me And then He put his index finger up to his lips And whispered to me never tell And then took his finger across his neck From fear I never told my parents And I never opened that door again

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on September 25, 2007

an unfortunate occurrence that goes on much too often ...

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo

Perhaps you should have opened your mouth and told your parents what had transpired. He might not have been a friend to your parents after that. You have written a very delicate piece that was kept locked inside, but not forgotten....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

NOOOO BLOODY WAY, I'VE ONLY JUST REALISED THAT SUCH goes on...
I just know there is something we can do, never understand this, maybe all kids should have a panic button?

Reviewed by F William Broome

This is a story of traumatic uselessness, if the victim doesn't tell. Fear kept this secret, but such a drunken fool will go on to harm others, if not exposed. The young girl fears for Dad, too, and what he might do to this friend. The telling should be to Mom, or another older woman.
Please believe, there are still good and harmless men who are friends of Dads. A question: Would a young girl have told, if she saw the friend steal money from her parents? A crime is a crime, even if not taken to a harming level.

A proud loving grandfather of ten young girls and women, Bill Broome

Reviewed by Jeanette Cooper

Who can we trust? This probably happens frequently in homes where parents are unsuspecting, and its so sad. Seems the only way to protect our children is to never let them out of our sights. What a terrible prison for decent folks to have to be on guard all the time against perverts hurting their children.

Reviewed by Lisa Sullivan (Reader)

My heart hurts for all the children who have lived(living) through this pain of being betrayed and having to keep the secret.

Starr~~

Reviewed by Lynn Barry

Kids should not have to keep creepy secrets. HUGS and LOVE...my best friend had an Uncle who forever tainted me for trying to kiss me...I was never the same "innocent" kid after that. BRAVO...great poem.

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

(((April))),

Deep pain here: I'm sorry you had to endure this. A warning, indeed: perhaps it will save lives and sanities.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(