What do you mean by 'refuse' ?

transitive verb. 1 : to express oneself as unwilling to accept refuse a gift refuse a promotion. 2a : to show or express unwillingness to do or comply with refused to answer the question. b : to not allow someone to have or do (something) : deny they were refused admittance to the game.

The meaning of refuse is to reject something or to say no to something . In other we can use it to say when we don't agree with someone or something .

Explanation:

to not go near anything hot

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can