-No-
One syllable.
One utterance.
So powerful and yet,
You refused to hear it.
-
-No-
I say again,
Pushing back with
my mouth, but
Yours is unyielding.
-
-No-
I swallow it now,
like salt water
against open wounds.
You smile.
-
-No-
I clench air within
my lungs, but
they shutter.
And you say
-No.-
About the Creator
Emily McGuff
Author of Crystalline (self-published on Amazon)
Lover of lyrics and poetry.
Obsessed with sci-fi and fantasy.
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Comments (1)
This hit me hard. The repetition, the shift in power, the way “no” becomes smaller each time, it’s heartbreaking and real. You captured something that too many people feel but can’t always say. Thank you for this. 💛