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Black And White
Reflecting none, yet absorbing all light,
black is not a color; it is a shade.
And it is perceived by our sense of sight
as gradients of a varying grade.
White's all the visible spectrum combined,
and yet, the absence of pigments in paint.
You can't describe color to one born blind
without knowing light; that notion seems quaint.
It's true; colors don't include black or white;
mixed-up wavelengths cause visual mayhem.
Black and white are scrambled spectrums of light;
at least, that is how physics describes them.
Though both black and white are tethered to light,
they are as different as day and night.
Copyright ©
Emile Pinet
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