tattoo

i would like to have one,
or two or three maybe,
strewn across my shoulder blades,
it could be small or it could be big,
for as long as it depicts,
the person i am or who i wanna be.
i am an inch or two away,
from getting what i have always wanted,
it will hurt, of course, its flesh!
but the hurt will bring me smiles,
the pain will only make me happy,
for i am a step closer to my own glory.
i will feel myself dance inside,
whilst i get inked and pretty, i hope,
a fulfilled heart will flutter in joy,
but i see of course the wrinkled skin too,
and i promise not to regret my youth,
even the ugly, inked and wrinkled me,
will look pretty, young and lively still,
for the ink shall stain my blood to remind me,
of the fiery self i wish to unleash so badly...