Symbols drawn upon my skin
I did not ask to bear this pain
Yet as the tattoo grows I understand
and lose myself in feelings
the loss experienced by so many
given to me, deaths only I can forgive
By bearing this stain of holly
snakes that twine across my skin
biting deeper, burning in
I try to keep my thoughts from him
we should have never met
I must keep my eyes unclouded
There must be no remembrance
to break my forever sleep
but still I wish for one more glimpse
The contours of your face
your eyes lost in mine
It must not happen, forbidden for a reason
I tattoo over this longing
and try to forget by burying you in pain
Author notes
Written for Fatal Frame 3, from the point of view of the tattooed woman, Reika.
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Comments
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"biting deeper, burning in
I try to keep my thoughts from him"
Woah, it started rhyming.
I like how you describe the tattoo as a living thing. It brings strength to your poem. If you had just described it like 'there's holly, and snakes' then I would've gotten no meaning from this poem.
Great write!
May your pencil never break!
~squirrel~
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