Sunday, 19 July 2009

Graffiti


I was walking through a backstreet in Worcester today. It was funny because I'd been up there hundreds of times before, but this time something was different. Right next to it they're building this huge apartment complex for the new university housing, so ringing it is a huge white walled fence. Worcester being Worcester - some kids graffiti it.

Usually that stereotype 'chav' would come to mind at something like that...but not today. I mean, some of it was sprawled in slurs along the lines of 'Dean 4 Chelsea' or whatever. Ya' know - usual teenage crap. As I walked along the path with my ipod blasting, for some reason, the words stood out like poetry. There were paragraphs of opinionated words all over the wall and it was inspiring. The words stood out for that one split second - like my graphics product teacher had said our coursework was supposed to do so.

Screw fame and all that mediocre crap, real meaning lies in the streets. And I hate to admit to it but the least suspecting people do make sense.


1 comment:

  1. yes! the heart of the world lies in the streets, and random strangers, people who don't seem like they give a damn about anything, seem to get things right.

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