Thank you for being civil.
Thanks for not making a scene.
Thank you for going out of your way
to spare my feelings
thus limiting the humiliation.
Thanks for being nicer
than you needed to be
or even wanted to be, maybe.

I appreciate how quick
and relatively painless the experience proved
and wanted to say
that if I’m ever seeking
that sort of an education again
I’ll be sure to remember this
and continue to respect
what you did to me today.

So thanks again
and goodbye.