The No

As if 'twere written in granite, Stands the No. The No, No, No. Despite controversy it may incite- Imperious No. The No, No, No. Often said and heard, And dreams turn to ashes. No one's favorite word- The cruel tongue lashes! Get to know the No, Sometimes an iron-clad friend, Impenetrable as nights in Moscow; The beginning of the end. The No's a desert bloom, And storm cloud on blue skies- Smiling doom in the midnight hour of gloom, Intended to paralyze! Awe inspiring No! The No, No, No, Is reason and has power, But, often is unwelcome, though- Rational, lonely, determined, shadow flower!