riposte
i would love to say that it has never been in my nature to fire back with angry retort, to stand up for myself
or put up a fight.
but really the truth is
it's not about nature at all,
and much more a product of the fact that
when you are a child
and your bully is not
you learn very quickly not to make things worse by trying
out bravery, but rather
to help it end quickly, as quickly as possible
by staying silent and suffering through.
because grown-ups get bored
and move right along
when they realize that it's not as much fun
to pick on a child who has no intentions
of giving a reason, or of fighting back.
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