Black

No, 

Don't

Think

That.

I

Am

Not

Who

I

Seem

To

Be.

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Do not associate me with misery and pain,

Or with dark turmoil and selfless disdain,

Do not relate me to trouble and strife,

To loss of love,

And loss of life.

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Do not call on me for events of sorrow,

Or use me as a word for no tomorrow,

Do not summon me by your side,

When you need an adjective,

For broken pride.

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For I too, can be as cheerful as

Red, green, and all other colours too.

Do not look at my existence with spite,

for I, the colour black,

Am dark light.