The Writing on The Wall

bigpapadan on Jan 22, 2011

Street Poetry.

An Example of Street Graffiti from Sarasota, Florida

Street Poetry

Amidst the tags of gangland,

where the streets are cold and hard;

a world of poetry does exude,

with art of modern day bards.

They hide behind anonymity,

these poets of the streets;

and show us their truest feelings,

and then quickly retreat.

This simple act of sharing life,

of creating their words in art;

perhaps there for the masses,

or just acting out a part.

These street poets keep writing,

but the world just passes by;

without a thought to talent,

the citizenry does cry;

“Behold these defiling children,

whose paintings are so strange;

they should all be locked away,

in a place for the deranged.”

Yet, look upon the beauty,

feel their hearts lain bare;

give pause to the idea they’re sharing,

let your soul take it from there.

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Anuradha Ramkumar on Jan 22, 2011
Written very beautifully.
lxdollarsxl on Jan 22, 2011
your right there are some stunning wall arts out there, i guess its the non art of just tagging that annoys people.
Val Mills on Jan 22, 2011
I’d rather see the art above than some of the scrawled words we often see.
Karen Gross on Jan 22, 2011
I don’t know if its just the difference between Canada and the states, but I hardly see artistic graffiti here anymore. The tagging and the scrawled rudeness.is very annoying.

There was a story in the news awhile back about an American crew shooting a film in Toronto. They couldn’t find a location rough enough, so they messed up a street and put up their own graffiti. They came back the next day and it was all cleaned up.
Guy Hogan on Jan 22, 2011
In Pittsburgh there was a real debate about was it art or who was going to pay for the damage.
KimTherapist on Jan 23, 2011
One of the things I love most about being a psychotherapist is unveiling the amazing talents of those unrecognized for tragic reasons. Nice share.

Hi there!