The Stories Written On The Walls

Something that has always captivated me is this idea of what is deemed right, verse what is deemed wrong. We are given sets of rules by parents, teachers, bosses, religion, even husbands and wives; that THEY believe you should follow. Now, i do not believe this for every regulation, but for some, i believe it is right to do the wrong thing. Written in "Breakin'!", lines of the poem read, "We broke the rules/ We broke boundaries". Each of these Grafitti Artists do something they believe is right, even when the government says it is wrong. Yes, they are technically correct.. It is not their property, they shouldnt deface what isnt theirs. But walk by a street with plain brick and concrete sidewalks. Now walk through one filled with the color, the fresh smell of paint, read the stories written on the walls.
Many of my weekends are spent in Sheepsheadbay, Brooklyn. I walk around to the corner store and see a beautiful mosaic of Joshua and Renne, two youths who passed away in a fatal car crash. Every morning I am there, I am thankful for my life. It is a constant reminder of the effect art can have. It captured the happiness of these two kids and posted it on a the facade of a building. No one will forget their story.