NO

is as good a word as yes

No… No’s a word you learned early on pretty much, soon after you were born every time you would stick your finger in another kids eyeball or just about to fall into danger crawl get into a brawl or just drive mom up the wall.

Yes… Yes. Over the years you forgot a word you were as a child taught no is a bad word you now thought and ended up saying yes to a lot of things you should not regardless of the stress it brought when caught in a spot, you said yes, happy or not.

So… So here I am today to remind you my bae; take some time, don’t reply right away don’t lie, it’s not a morality play nor make excuses, fumble or shy away no need to over explain yourself, day after day. coz you know, it’s really okay. to say no once in a way.

In response to this poignant poem by Dennett

© 2021, T. Kagalwalla. Also @Tasneem Kagalwalla on FB and Instagram.