hardship chiseled in his features
silence laden by a troubled past
his thoughts kept to himself
behind an invisible wall of insulation
while his face speaks to me in whispers
of a history muddled with shady details
eyes reveal that regrets he's had a few
and dreams now seem out of reach
yet there's a part of him that refuses to give up
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With a mind sharp as a marble
Words roll off my tongue as garble.
My clean shaved head is like a globe
Serpentine tattooed, lobe to lobe
With yellow, brown and strings of blue
Of understated pastel hues
Waxed smoother than a scratched eight-ball
Like a brain coral, all in all.
What is outside is not within
Sharp as a marble crown to chin.
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a steady pidgeon
for him will provide much food
with white is tattooed
tried to save my skin
to find would go on a spin
found world full of sin
paper does pertain
readers who remain in rain
have become insane
went to news auction
came up with concoction
had used much caution
know an editor
performs as news predator
well known creditor
My grandson has the body
tattooed with images of birds...
Every day I pray that when the morning comes
all birds have finally
high flight... but not my grandson... !
What's there to say,
About you and me.
We are two peas in a pod,
Like water and oil.
We don't mix well.
I have sensitivity,
with lots of love from the heart.
Your just a lump of coal left to a child on a Christmas eve night.
You don't love,
You don't know how to.
Your interpretation of love is way off.
Like a washing machine with an unbalanced load,
Your brain runs 360 miles per min,
With me by your side trying to stay caught up.
Just when I think I may have stopped this roller coaster,
You crash and burn.
You start all over again.
This torn into is not for the faint at heart,
Just another burial of fait I use to have.
You will remain an indelible stain
this soul of mine can't wash clean;
such is your hold on me
So deeply embedded into my heart
you can't be scraped off my skin!
You're tattooed into me
Date written: 02/01/2021
Do you ever wonder
How you would be viewed,
If you became extensively –
Extensively tattooed?
Would you be transformed
Into a real cool dude,
If you became extensively –
Extensively tattooed?
Would your partner join you,
Or would the suggestion be pooh-poohed,
If you became extensively –
Extensively tattooed?
Would you bare all,
But not feel nude,
If you became extensively –
Extensively tattooed?
Do you think the artwork
Could help lift your mood,
If you became extensively –
Extensively tattooed?
Do you think it would change
My critical attitude,
If I too became extensively –
Extensively tattooed?
her name
across his forearm
still under his skin
PROUDLY TATTOOED
Proudly tattooed I am for you,
I saw you going to have one too,
My ink is stained,
For I never feigned,
To have one alone, we are a crew!
Only your eyes will bear on it,
And mine on yours, so it is fit,
Will we become addicted?
O what the heck, it’s predicted,
We’ll never see fit to quit!
Tattooing is now an adventure,
No longer a risky venture,
Seek out a tattoo artist,
Go have one on your wrist,
No longer need a censor.
I love the tattoo that I had done,
It has been such tremendous fun,
Did it hurt, yes it did,
So much, I flipped my lid,
My darling, love it on your bum!
Choose wisely, it is there to stay,
The next day, cannot wish it away,
The thrill of having this fling,
Beats almost anything,
No longer an area grey!
Honeysuckle can't survive on tear drops
And rainbows lose their beauty without rain
Heavens sent down angels that still haunt me
And tattooed on my heart is your name
What seemed so temporary is now forever
And I carry you with me all the time
But my heart's not the only place that you left your mark
You also lay heavy on my mind
Tattooed on my heart you'll be forever
Yet I'm not sure how you got under my skin
It's as though you've taken on a new persona
And left me living in what could have been
It's funny how you managed to find space
When some of my past loves brought me to the brink
You've erased all those lesser known little heart aches
And instead you used permanent ink
Tattooed on my heart you'll be forever
And you somehow remain under my skin
It's as though you've taken on a new persona
And became heart aches evil twin
Tattooed on my heart you'll be forever
Till the day they put me in the ground
The silence and pain of the unknown
Speaks volumes without making a sound
Tattooed on my heart you'll be forever.......
"You do these things to shock me"
One of many absurdities
That mouth has hurled at me
While mine its lip is bit
Bred to holdfast like a pitbull.
Words are flowing from my hand
inked to paper at my command
Feelings etched into the paper below
Poetically written with perfect flow
On point for a reason for you to see
Will you catch my point and believe me
'
Feelings are scribed from deep within the heart
Love and loss rhymes that rip you apart
They come from a place where dreams reside
That inner place of peace where all poets hide
To awaken the mind is our one true goal
Words of passion tattooed on our soul
Tattooed Heart
The etching of your name
Upon my heart is
forever more
From my outer shell
To my inner core
Blood lights up each
letter just so
From beginning to end
It starts to show
When you place your hand on my chest
You know exactly just whereto press
My pulse beats perfect
in rhythm like a drum
I feel chills that make
my body completely numb
Your face etched in
the depths of my mind
Will always come forth
in a matter of time
Day becomes night
in hopes of your
coming home
Not a second goes by
without it being known
My heart tattoo always
lives from me to you
The special gift that
makes each day new
Tammy Arrowood
5-17-2016??????
Tattooed feelings deep within the skin
Branded for the foreseeable future
The hashtag will remain long after your post is deleted
The name, picture, and memory of your former lover are still imprinted
What started off as a sure thing--
turned into a jumbled confusion
The scar cannot be hidden, even though the tattoo is removed
Large room
Large mirror
me
naked,
naked back
tattooed
kissing faces
and sunspots
sunspots all over
my naked back
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