Black and Not White
A young black girl
dressed all in black,
shimmering like the ebon sea
at midnight.
A short black dress
barely covers her,
temptatious charcoal thighs.
She sits --
the ebon sea parts
revealing a shore of roses,
petals spread and glistening
of midnight dew.
The flowers call to me,
urging me to come....
closer, closer.
I am forbidden,
the curse of my ivory tower
is that I shall not swim
in the ebon sea.
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