I Learnt to Say No

I said no but could not stick to my guns

I had lost the battle as soon as it had begun

I allowed myself to be coerced into agreement

I knew it was hard to state clearly my dissent

But at least I had for the first time tried

To say no- it would take me more attempts to decide

How to not be talked into saying yes

How to confidently my negation express..

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I kept saying no so that my boundaries I could protect

I added conditions before I could accept

The task that I wanted to refuse

Until one day I decided I would not make any excuse

I said “No” and ended my sentence right there

Truth be told, I was afraid I had dared

To go a bit too far, I had challenged the status quo

But back from my position, I was not planning to go

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I said no and did not under pressure say yes

I conquered fear in standing up for myself, I confess