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RainForest Ink

"As I walked my path through life

My body being my temple of ideas

I wanted to express myself, my own way

Walking into the shop that day

I found my expression waiting for me

Custom drawn just for me in black line art

I made my way into the studio in the back

My nerves dancing in my skin and mind

As I sat down in the chair I knew this was it

Forever in my skin it would lay

As the artist prepared the machines

I watched in awe of his precision and care

The time had come and that buzz and click began

My flesh was prepared to receive its gift

As the razor slid down my back I closed my eyes

It was time to lay the idea into my skin

With artist vision the hands and steel became one

Flowing over my back in defined motion

A picture became a living portrait of life

As the minutes passed I felt the ink be laid

Into my skin like a humming bird kisses a rose

When all was said and done I stood once more

This time to see my idea frozen in time

As a portrait of vision in my skin

Laid in brilliant color for the first time

Now I understand the meaning of a Tattoo."

 

Entitled: Enduring Success

Poetic words By Kat Nelson

 

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RainForest Ink Art

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Uploaded on February 10, 2009
Taken on February 10, 2009