My sister cried when her coaches belittled her
She noisily complained
She left and swore never to go back
Her pain so tangible it made my teeth hurt
I wanted to fix it, do anything to make it stop
Anything to get her pain away from me

But I think maybe I was the odd one out
Because when my coaches abused my team for months on end
I never cried
Not once
I kept thinking I could fix it, I could take the pain away
I would push harder, whatever they'd ask,
So long as they stayed


You tell me which of us reacted wrong,
Who was more messed up in the end?