Tag

By Joseph McGowan

I don’t want to sound like I am bragging
But there was a time when I went out tagging
And it sure seemed like harmless fun
To tag a building, not get caught, and run

I’d tag the wall with my name
And they would repaint the wall
It was like a game

I’d tag the wall again and again
To show everyone where I’d been
I’d treat the wall just like it was mine
And I’d do it all the time
I didn’t see the crime

But as I grew older and out of tagging
New kids kept on bragging
See we didn't see the crime
Until the day the house they tagged was mine
And then I saw things in a different view
And I ask you this
If it were your house wouldn’t you?

You see, I’ve worked hard to own my home
For many years I’ve walked alone
For I didn’t know how things could be
When like a piece to a puzzle I fit into society
So I look my friends right in the face
And say let’s try to make the world a better place
And every now and then I still brag
But it’s because I’m teaching you not to tag.

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