Kilroy Was Here

Its April of 2020 and Day 11 of A to Z challenge. This year, I am doing Metaphors. Be it a movie, song, painting, book, idiom, etc. I plan to give a perspective to it with an explanation and a 8 line poem. 

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Metaphor:  Kilroy was here

‘Kilroy was here’ is an American symbol that became popular during WWII, usually seen with a graffiti depicting a man with long nose peeking over the top of a wall.  The origin of the phrase is not clear and there are also several other names than Kilroy as per the historical data concerning to wars and events. Kilroy got popular along with doodle in 1940’s.

It is believed that phrase might have originated through US servicemen who drew the picture along with text where they stationed, encamped or visited. I am using this as a metaphors for writers and poets who are always there diving deep into the circumstances they see, giving a perspective, structure and more.

Poem:
At the places that space,
In the mountains and dust,
In the myths and mortals,
In the timelines of infinity,
At a closed gate,
You might never see,
It’s written that,
Kilroy was here!

While the writer connects, pens them down, you might read and understand what it says. But you might never know what it actually meant!