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By Richard L. Provencher

Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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scribblings on spaces
where some don’t want ‘em

circulars of undercurrent.
Slogans. At times
slurs police want removed

partly signed
a memento for I was here
perhaps a cartoon or a
demeaning word -- belittling.

Growing up angry
wasn’t anything
childhood had planned

a knight of round table days
jumping
into a pool fully clothed --
an innocent kiss on evening’s night
much better as a prize.

Then chasing girls at the beach
and wrestling boys with
defining hopes
growing muscles can be
impressive --

nasty slogans will never
replace
good memories .
or a midnight race.

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 3
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Highhat on
I'm a bit 2 ways about tags Richard. I keep telling myself that kids are so innocent and should be forgiven. They're not pretty these tags but they are an expression. Perhaps the kids' parents should be made to answer? ;)Pia

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Hello Pia, Yes Tags can be beautiful if designed with style in mind. Those who draw over, deface them, write slurs or put their own tags across the brick of downtown buildings destroy the creative atmosphere. When I was younger, there was only one tag---on garbage bins, old wooden buildings, etc. and it was---Kilroy was Here. I never found out who Kilroy was. R.
Richard L. Provencher