Black Or White ( Volume L )



Black or white,
Two opposite hues,
One dark as night,
One bright as the moon.
Black, a color of mystery,
Hiding secrets in its shade,
But also a symbol of history,
Of the struggles and pain it's made.
White, a color of purity,
So pure and clean,
But also a symbol of maturity,
For it's seen and been.
Black or white,
Which one is right?
Is one better,
Than the other in sight?
Black, a color of fear,
It strikes terror in the night,
But also a symbol of strength,
For it never gives up the fight.
White, a color of peace,
It brings a sense of calm,
But also a symbol of privilege,
For not all can wear its charm.
Black or white,
Both have their power,
Both have their might,
Both can make one cower.
Black is the absence of light,
But in that darkness,
One can find inner sight,
A strength that shines with starkness.
White is the merging of all colors,
But in that brightness,
One may find it harder,
To see beyond its whiteness.
Black or white,
A constant debate,
But in the end,
It's all just fate.
For black and white,
Are simply just colors,
It's how we perceive them,
That makes them different from others.
Black, a color of sorrow,
But also of pride,
For it has seen a tomorrow,
That it once could not abide.
White, a color of hope,
A blank canvas to create,
But also a symbol of divide,
For it can also separate.
Black or white,
Two sides of a coin,
But in the end,
Both colors combine.
For what is black without white?
And what is white without black?
Two extremes, yet intertwined,
Creating a world that's not just one track.
Black or white,
No need to choose,
For together they create,
A beautiful fusion, a beautiful muse.
So let's embrace both colors,
And see them for what they are,
For in this world,
We need both black and white to go far.
Black or white,
Two sides of the same,
In a world of colors,
They still hold their claim.
So let's not choose,
But instead unite,
For in the end,
It's not black or white, but the balance of both that makes it right.


Authorship by Mr. Dashaun Rashod Snipes
©️ Mr. Dashaun Rashod Snipes
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Written on January 13, 2025

Submitted by Mr.Dashaun_Snipes211 on January 13, 2025

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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,069
Words 473
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 76, 3

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