It's not a two-letter, four-letter word
For some, this two-letter word
is as ponderous as a sixty-cubit chain.
It rattles around in their hearts
like a lightning-and-thunder storm.
Uttering it is as impossible as
eating blazing coals or rusty nails:
both burn the tongue as mercilessly.
Two simple letters that might as well be
any of the twelve Herculean tasks –
each one requiring heroic effort of will.
Far easier it is to merely accede with a
three-letter utterance of acquiescence:
Less drama. Less guilt. Less conflict.
At what personal cost, though?
Don’t turn the two-letter word
into an internal four-letter one!
View it not as a curse or weakness;
assertiveness is not always easy.
Say it once, twice; five times –
et voilà, it effortlessly becomes
the simplest word in the world!
Copyright © Hidayat Adams | Year Posted 2024
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