So Dirty It Must Be Clean In such a modern world it can be difficult to find honest art. The world is becoming more and more fast paced with no one stopping to smell the roses anymore or appreciating the finer things in life. One may find themself caught up in the bustle of their life: a wife, three kids, beer-league hockey, and a beer gut only to wish to revisit their youth and the simple times. Life itself makes this very difficult, and reminiscing can be painful. Luckily there is still a pure simple pleasure left. In a world filled with microwave dinners, Instagram likes, and petty celebrity drama there seems to be only one wholesome form of poetry, a medium so unblemished that it cannot be produced without the cleanest of intentions--bathroom graffiti.…show more content… Although the intention of writing poetry may be rash and bold the words themselves are almost always premeditated and filled with a certain inspirational light. People of all walks of life can contribute in the anonymous phenomenon that is bathroom graffiti. The most inspirational or clever are usually documented and put on the internet or reprinted in another lavatory. It is a poetry always presented under a pseudonym which makes the art all the more interesting and something to be lusted after, the magic really is in the mystery. Bathroom graffiti has to be documented on the go, literally, so it is clear and concise. Bathroom graffiti, in particular the bathroom graffiti that says “I am ugly and I am proud”, is poetry because it is a compact approach to communicate an idea, transmit information, and encourage deeper
