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Black, White or Grey

Ramasamy 2002 (Coimbatore)

Free verse
Truth, is a colorless fluid
A substance that cannot
Be perceived by the eye
It can be seen only
By the mind, but not
In its true transparency
For, as soon as
It touches the mind of thee
It turns into a color
That is one of three
Black, White or Grey

About this poem

This poem tries to explain how the truth is not inherently good or bad, but it is the people's minds that give it color.

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Written on November 07, 2023

Submitted by ram.83854 on November 18, 2023

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Scheme ABCDBDEDFDG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 249
Words 52
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
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