the brick wall

the graffiti
is a wild spray
of black
paint against
the brick wall.
it might be a name
or someone's
initials,
or a sign
of some kind
indicating what,
who knows.
but the small
woman with her
wire brush
on a step stool
works at removing
it each day
only to have
it return
that night.
she wonders who
will get too old
first,
to stop this.