The speaker begins by pleading for reassurance. Three short lines ask to be told they're beautiful, strong, and wanted, and a fourth asks to be told they've done nothing wrong. It sounds like someone who badly needs to hear kind words, maybe especially the last ones, which hint at guilt or shame.
Then the final line turns everything around: "so i can deny it." The speaker doesn't actually want to believe the comfort. They want it offered so they can push it away. That makes the poem feel painful and a little self-defeating, since the request is really a way of confirming what they already think of themselves.
The mood is raw and quiet. The lowercase letters and plain, repeated "tell me" structure make it sound like a private confession, and the sudden break before the last line leaves a bitter, lonely stillness. The title, "Refusal," names exactly what the speaker is doing.