Outclassed.

I smiled today, in your presence.
I couldn't quite believe.
It was double the pleasure for it,
Though I still counted 'til we'd leave.
I glowed because I survived,
Without further scars.
You words can have a power,
That takes a glow and marrs.
I smiled because I brushed them off,
The words you like to throw.
I have been known to catch them,
And line them in a row,
To study, over-study,
When the time has passed.
I am proud of myself today.
For once you were outclassed.