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Author's Note: It began as a free-write for an English assignment. It's odd to think about such a question; it seems simple enough, but there's so much more behind the answer.

What's Your Favorite Color?
Sapphire Jewel

It's a standard question
That people seem to ask
"What's your favorite color?"
And I never know what to answer

I know it's not neon pink
As a matter of fact
I can't say
That my favorite color is any shade of that rose color

I know it's not yellow
It's far too bright
It's far too cheerful
But it also clashes with my color tone

I know it's not orange
I never liked it much
Although it is a shade used to color fire
Warm colors never really did anything for me

I never really liked pastel colors either
Although I honestly find them peaceful
They're a little too "pretty"
They're a little too innocent, for lack of a better description

Quite frankly, I prefer the shade black
It's quite elegant; it's perfect, but not in an obvious way
It's subtle and it's strong; it cannot be tainted
For black will always remain itself; it cannot be swayed

I find the shade quite soothing
When it forever fails to fade

It's like a stronghold
That cannot be battered down

But of the metallic colors
Silver is quite the work
It's cool exterior; it's shining worth
Are both alluring and even seductive

And then there is red
The color of life
The color of passion
The color of love

But it's most remarkable when it turns to crimson
And darker reds have been just as enrapturing
The color of blood, the very thing that sustains life
Is it not utterly fascinating?

But I cannot leave out the glittering emerald green
Its slightly darker shade of green has always been something to notice

And then there are the dark blues that eagerly reflect
The deep waters and the midnight sky

But the dark purples cannot be forgotten
The pure royalty cannot be ignored
But speaking of pure, what about white?
Is it not perfect? Is it not "right"?

My opinion is that much is revealed about a person
Through his or her choice of color
But preference also directly reflects
The character and personality of the individual

I am a pessimist at heart
I tend to shy away from warm colors
I enjoy basking in the darkness of the richer shades
To me they speak elegance, but also so much more

The darker colors speak of the world
Black especially so
It speaks of the corruptness of the world
It speaks of no hope for mankind

So I suppose I really must say
To the ever present question
"What's your favorite color?"
My favorite color is black; what's yours?

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