Colorful stick figures hang on a refrigerator door
They crown the walls and tables
With love and innocence in every crayoned stroke
Like wallpaper, the masterpieces cover every visible surface
CHILDHOOD
Doodles crowd the margins of a math notebook
Fighting the meaningless equations for attention
They are the results of idle time and unfocused work
Their original inspiration long forgotten
BOREDOM
Paintings adorn the walls of an art museum
The work of masters on display for the world
Thousands flock to admire the living, breathing art
A legacy long outliving its creator
The works will be loved for generations on
BEAUTY
Photographs lie dormant in an album
Snapshots of a happy time, frozen forever
They lie hidden, forgotten for years on end
And then rediscovered with the same magic they will always hold
MEMORIES
All these things decorate our world
An expression of the one thing we all share
LIFE
I don't think they got it quite right
All those years ago
Because if a picture is worth a thousand words
Then a word is worth a thousand pictures