"No" is a kind word

Sometimes "No" is a kind word.

Dreams beckon,
but I don't know.

Poems wish,
but I don't know.

Pain surfaces,
but I don't know.

Joy promises,
but I don't know.

You intrigue,
but I don't know.

What you'll say,
I don't know.

I hold my breath,
I don't know.

I don't know,
because it's not yet.

Sometimes,
in these times,
"No" is a kind word.