Black

Black is the color of midnight,
A moonless, starless night.
No lights in a powerless city.

Black is fear - the fear of light.
It is love - love lost to evil ones.

Black is my expression
The way I show I'm an individual
No shade of black is the same -
Completely different.

It's the smell of freshly laid tar.
It burns my nose and makes my eyes water,
and rests on my tongue.
Black is the simple darkness of my room.
Blinds shut, door shut, curtain drawn.
No light will enter, no darkness will escape.

*This was a homework assignment and I got an 'A'