Dedicated to rampoorna & cchinu
For inspiring the topic.

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Close your eyes
Unsee the world
Let the peaceful
Darkness unfold
Inside a charcoal
Lies a diamond
A midnight ebony
Sprinkled with gold

The perfect match
Of all things in colors
The head of fashion
For dimes or dollars

An elegant tux
A modest cloak
A royal sheathing
Of Kings and dukes

The shade that marks
All art's beginning
Every single sketch
Each canvas spinning

Undiluted java
Inhale, take a sip
Submit to the force
Of its mystic grip

Ancient words written
Humanity's a witness
Ink poured on paper
Wisdom for the witless

Mighty power it has
Makes the world vanish
The more it consumes
The more calm we manage

And the more fear we banish

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Remember those pair of shoes that match up with all your clothes? The first sunglasses? The beautiful midnight sky? Your favorite shirt/dress that makes you look skinny? The perfect cup of coffee? The color of the fertile soil of the Nile river.

I believe Black is the Lord of colors. It is the most Unugly color that doesn't exist in the spectrum but still consumes it all. The color of peace and quiet. What could we do if it didn't exist? I certainly don't know . :/