he wasnt one to deface public or
private propertynot carelessly heave or splash whitewash or squeeze aerosol cans
spraying ejaculating colourful graffiti on drab metal brick or cinderblock
canvas many hed seen were unmistakably
art
yet occasionally he made exceptions
when he was
exceptionally goaded
this particular goading was in
the form of a large whitepainted wood sign which stood perpendicular to the
towns main dragthe drag hemmed in by very tall one hundred year old street curbs
of quarried stone
a driveway cut up before the sign
tasteful shrubbery at its knees into a substantial parking lot one hed never seen filled which provided for a business complex that was
built in a Western-motif one couldnt help but imagine that all its
entries were made through swinging saloon doors
businesses within could advertised on large
handpainted panels screwed into place he had
a besieging temptation to call them shingles as when someone modestly hangs up their
shingle for business
but there was nothing
modest about them
he thought their
overt nature might have been better scrutinised
facing it it read
LOS
PADRES FOSTER FAMLY SERVICES (BLANK)
MASSAGE
SIEMENS
(BLANK)
(BLANK)
(BLANK) AAHANA
LIFE COACHING
FAMLY killed himthe fact that it was even hung he couldnt be the only one who recognised its
misspelling Isnt
that quaint? Nobody does quaint like these small historic towns. an he recognised it serially as he walked past it
to and fro fourfive days a week on his way to the gym
he tried his damnedest to stay
his hand
he quarreled with himself
Who elseif
not me is going to bother to stand up to silence ignorance
then besides the selfinflicted Fuck you I refuse to
take it another day his quiet moral self
chiding his active moral self last night
a paintbrush and a pint of white paint found their way into his hands they simply materialisedGawd sent he didnt really deface the sign rather he edited ithed argue he edited it if
he were caught but common sense told him
if young men in hoodies could pummel women in broad daylight break bones scar their faces an walk scottfree the police say they were stymied They
aint dead the police refused to be proactive perhaps because reactive meant they were saving the community money thenreally who the fuck is going to pay any attention
to white paint edits
v
LOS
PADRES FOSTER FAMLY SERVICES (BLANK)
?
MASSAGE S EMEN
(BLANK) (BLANK)
(BLANK) AAH
F ACHING
he carved the v and ? into the panel with his pocket knife
1600, Monday,
19 2. 18
1147, Twosday,
20 2. 18
