Just Some Food For Thought

Recently I've had a few older people ask me if I know what my tattoos will look like when I'm their age. My response was simply, I don't care. In my opinion they are like scars. A reminder of the past. If they become warped it will be because I lived a good life. My body is mine and I don't care how it will look when I'm older. Who will I have to impress at that point? Plus, if I can paint myself now and become something unique, I'm going to. May as well do it while I still have the body to.

Those who try to tell me I'm going to regret my tattoos when I'm older are obviously not thinking about the things they represent to me. One is for a dear friend of mine who decided it was his time to go. The tattoo has such a deep meaning to me that I don't care if it gets warped or faded because it will always be a part of him attached to me in a way. I will always have him close to me.

Another is for my family. It represents them as well as other aspects of my personality. I want to be able to tell my children and grandchildren about all the things that my tattoos will represent. And besides, when I'm older I will have earned whatever damages have occurred to my body and I will wear them proudly, including every single faded, warped, damaged tattoo that I will have.

It's better to be a worn out masterpiece than simply worn out. I will wear my ink proudly and be a walking canvas until the day that I die.

~Serena~