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No.

Poem by V.

By Vs StoriesPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Artist - Shawn Coss

Just say no.

If only it were that simple

No.

Only 2 letters.

N. O.

A simple word.

No.

A 2 letter word that is so hard to say.

No.

Just “say no”, she says

And I want to

Lord knows how much I want to

But my vocal cords don’t produce those tones

And my lips don’t curve that way

I begin to explain myself

But it does not matter..

See, she simply does not understand

And I pray she never does.

Just say no.

If only it were that simple

No.

It’s only 1 syllable

N. O.

Such a easy word

No.

Just “say no”, he says

And I want to

But such word does not exists in my vocabulary

And who was I to even dare.

I begin to explain myself

But it does not matter

See, he simply does not understand

And I begged he did.

performance poetry

About the Creator

Vs Stories

I just want to share my thoughts and words with others through poetery and stories. 😌

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