Never, never, and once denied

No matter how you may persist,
I’m once denied but never twice,
you’ll never kiss these dusty lips.

Though sigh and swoon have gone amiss,
your own entails too great a price,
no matter how you may persist.

You once denied; with silence hissed
that words weren’t able to suffice.
You’ll never kiss these dusty lips.

Your chill desire rolls in like mist,
but mine you cannot turn to ice,
no matter how you may persist.

Your feigned surrender can’t resist,
but I will never feel enticed.
You’ll never kiss these dusty lips.

You smile whilst clenching both your fists,
but I won’t welcome sacrifice.
No matter how you may persist
you’ll never kiss these dusty lips.