Prague, Czechia – A pair of granny glasses peers atop a spaghetti bowl of crayon scribbles and a collage of stickers from around the world.
Definitely not to be confused with Lenin.
They're instantly recognizable.
The top half of a face is the only remaining reference to John Lennon on the Lennon Wall, which now bears enough coats to weather a thousand winters. Painted and repainted with messages of activism and peace since the 1960s, the wall has undergone a constant metamorphosis and included tributes to Lennon since his murder in 1980.
Now, it largely resembles any tunnel leading into a train station.
Culture continues to evolve, and tomorrow's wall is a box yet unopened.
But I can't help but feel Lennon's obscured eyes, roughly tattooed by people's names, offer a quick peek into modern culture where, for many, the collective struggle has been replaced by relative individual comfort.
And by selfies.
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