These are my demands

I renounce wholeheartedly

In this extreme abjuration

That which I repudiate so vehemently

Adamantly unrepentant

Implacable and intractable

I abdicate with inexorable pleasantry

In this solemn refutation

This most earnest repudiation

I shall not negate

That which I state irrevocably

But I do it so gently

That you cannot resent me

For this humble request of my company

So with time left permitting

And while we're still sitting

May I please have another cup of tea?