No is no! that is what the answer must be

Before I destroy my soul and ruin my destiny

If I think an action might corrupt my virtue or my soul

Then the answer to that question, must always be no.

Never ever will I answer with a maybe or even a yes

When I know that someday that sin I must confess

Though I might not know a lot but one thing I do know

When it conflicts my pride and honor, the answer is no.

My reputation and my values is what makes myself me

It is how that I am known from what others do see

So could I lie or cheat to cause others pain or woe

The answer to that question, will always be no.

No is no! and the question must end their

As I wont say yes to cause any sorrow or despair

I will not steal or rob from a friend or even a foe

And the answer to that question, is once again no.

Though I might meet with temptation or evil or corruption

It might enter my brain which will cause a disruption

But then one day I know my past it will unfold

And I will feel proud in those times, that I did say no.

A poor man has nothing a rich man has his wealth

But that will not send a soul to either heaven or hell

So will I lie or use to deceive either the young or the old

Once again to that answer, it will always be no.

Randy L. McClave