Vandalism: Free Twitter

I hate Vandalism.

            I smiled a bit when I read this as my eyes rolled and scan the library table. Different messages, drawings, and shoutouts were carved and written there.

            Then a question suddenly struck my mind like a text message: Why people vandalize?

            No place on earth is safe for vandalism. You can see a lot of them in the walls, seats on a bus, MMDA urinals, trees, public school textbooks, private school textbooks, comfort rooms, and even in a peso bill. I remember when I put shades on Manuel Quezon for the first time; I felt that the holy spirit of art flushed towards me.

            What is the benefit in writing your cellphone number in a CR cubicle with a caption ‘sex?’ Is someone stupid enough to contact the number? I s there a relief when you write your feelings to your crush on your desks? What is the contribution on writing ‘Putang Ina mo Sergio’ to the society? Is drawing the male private part helps our economy to grow?

            Ah, yes! The male penis is the most famous form of vandalism in the world. When I hear the word “vandal”, this image automatically registers on my head. For me, the penis is the most patronized and glorified signs in the planet, next to the cross.

            I now recognize vandalism as a new form of expression. People can now say what they wanted, everywhere with no internet connection needed. You can use pen, marker, or even carve like a sculptor. Feelings are needed to be released. And by this trick, people are now assured to have the easiest and the cheapest way to shout their hearts out. The society may not see it in a positive way, but as you look on a penis drawing on a wall, you will believe and realize that it is now a part of the modern era.

            GLENN <3 ANGELI.