The Right Thing

Meg says, ‘Oh my God,

did you see his face, though?

Classic.’

And they all crack up laughing

like an army of idiots.

I know there’s nothing

I can do

to make them

more human,

but at least,

for once,

I didn’t stand and watch

like someone had his hands around

my throat,

stopping me from speaking

            out.

For the first time in my life

I did the

right thing.