when she was one her favorite word was no,
when she was two her favorite word was won't,
when she was three her favorite word was can't,
when she was four her favorite word was not,
when she was five her favorite word was never.
when she was seven her favorite word was nay,
when she was nine her favorite word was don't
when she was twelve her favorite phrase was no way,
At thirteen she told me she couldn't
At fourteen she told me she wouldn't
At the age of fifteen, she said Okay
Very interesting - I like the list format. It's interesting how the list starts off with all negative words until the end - I wonder why that is. And I wonder if this poem really is finished - I would like it to go on.
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