The Graffiti Artist

Leave your mark on the world.

Let people know you are

here to stay. Sure, you may

hurt someone’s feelings

with what you create or say,

but if it is how you feel,

It shouldn’t be a big deal.

The truth hurts: so does

lying to yourself. It’s easy to

leave a trail of destruction.

When people clean up after

you, it can be hard not to care.

Life is by design. Seeing a mess

as a blessing will take time.

You may desecrate a place,

and the art you create could

be replaced, but the memories

you make can never be

erased. I’m not saying

it’s right to deface something

that took time to build,

but sometimes it’s okay to leave

a mark without feeling guilt.

Just know the legacy you leave

behind will live on forever

and the writing on wall

will surely be one of a kind.