Martin Howard Samuel Poet Rhyme

Yes, It's 'No'

Not appearing negative,
and the fear of losing face,
are but two attributes
of the Japanese race,
they're ever-so if not over-polite
and sometimes known,
to never say, 'No,'
or thus it has been shown.
When asked, 'Would you ever say 'No?',
in the Land of the Rising Sun, would a man
contradict himself with, 'Hai, I'd not say so,'
an oxymoron, made in Japan.
But if, when threatened, with a cocked,
locked and loaded gun put to his head,
would he reverse his outlook,
and say, 'No,' instead?

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