why does the word ‘no’ affect people so
Why does the word ‘no’ affect people so?
that an umbrage, however slight
they seem to take, and opaque disappointment
appears on the face
O poesy for this little guilt trip on this
scarce trodden road which none else know
beneath fair Luna’s guiding glow
So say the wolves from the darkness
of the wood:
/Hey you, illumed, your trip
is your own alone/
then they feast upon the echoes of my
NO! NO! NO!