Inky Thoughts

Posted by: writtenpurpose451 on: June 5, 2009

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I’ve been saying it for a while–I want tattoos. I’ve met more people who have tattoos in the past year than I have in my whole life, and being the un-inked one of my group, I feel like I’m missing out on some secret society. This I knwo is not the case, but I am still egar to express myself through my skin.

First one: This is something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. If you know me, you know that my favorite movie is Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Something about rockstar transvestites looking for love for others and themselves just rubs me the right way. There’s a song in there that is heavily philosophical and romanic in just the way that it made me fall in love. Speaking of which, it’s call the Origin of Love. It basically describes a time when people had four arms, four legs and two heads. They knew nothing of love because there was no need for it. They were connected and were something like perfect beings. It scared the gods, and so they split them in two and now the feeling of love that we feel when we meet someone is that longing to be put back together. I believe it in a sense, I guess. I think that if two people fall in love, they have to potential to make amazing things together, moreso than if they were apart. The tattoo itself looks something like a Picasso face, cut in half.

Second one: This one isn’t as monumental, but to me is just as important. I was at Payless Shoes with my mom the other day and I came upon a flip flop with a gorgeous flower print on the sole. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it…on my foot. The print is just a few flowers arranged around intertwining leaves and stems, but to me it was beautiful. I know that flowers on the foot are an incredibly common tattoo, but getting it will be such a huge accomplishment for me. See, I have the most ticklish feet ever. Only just recently has my boyfriend been able to even rub my feet. I feel that if I were able to get something on my foot, it would show a kind of strength in myself, a mastry of my physical body.

I’m hoping I can gather the money to get these within the next few months. I’m incredibly excited. I can’t wait to be inked.