The Beauty Of Tattoo Art

People say Oliver Sykes, from the band Bring Me The Horizon, has ruined his body with tattoos, but, I think they're so bloody beautiful, so, here's a little piece about tattoos, haha. To you, Oli!

Engraved in the skin,

With needle, not knife.

A permanent image,

There for life.

A story to tell,

In colours of ink.

A piece to bear,

That'll make people think.

 

Pictures so vivid,

Art at it's best.

Skin for the canvas,

The artist's test.

 

Gently they draw,

Ink seeps into pores.

A stinging pain,

Maybe a few roars.

 

But it's worth it,

When they've your story painted.

Inked on your skin,

A masterpiece created.

 

The spirals, the waves, the curves,

A rainbow full of colour.

The pictures, the stories, the tales,

A painting like no other.

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

All feedback is greatly appreciated, thank you! :D

Reviews

[Cookie]

I really like this! It makes you think emotionally and deeply about something that most people don't actually think about this closely.

One thing though; "a piece to bare" - "bear" would be the correct spelling there. I'm sort of a nazi about things like that so I wanted to point it out. No rudeness meant, though - I still love it!

[DarkRainbowPie]

Thank you very much for your kind review! Haha, thank you for pointing it out, I'm glad you did, I like to have grammar and spelling correct so it's always helpful when people can point out certain mistakes to you that you may have over looked :)

[Jamestown]

Fantastic piece, and am a huge fan of ink,thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[InsanityWriter]

Great poem! It truly brings out the essence of tattoo art. ;) Personally, I don't mind tattoos (unless they're super explicit..). Some tattoos are totally gorgeous! You just have to be veeeeery careful when choosing. ;) Nice work!

[DarkRainbowPie]

Thank you so much for the lovely review ^_^

[InsanityWriter]

No problem! It's my pleasure. ^_^

[Emrick]

Many people misunderstand people with tattoos.In the city i am from people think when you tattoo yourself you are a bad person. .Some people cant talk about there pain that's why they try to express it through tattoos.I know a couple of guys who got tatts and they are very nice people.

That was a good subject to write about.

[DarkRainbowPie]

Thank you very much for the review :) Yes, that's one of the many things that annoy me about society, how some people react to tattoos.

[Lina Grey]

Although I'm not going to get a tattoo myself, I do like tattoos, especially when they are meaningful. You've named this perfectly, and ended it on a strong note. An excellent arguement for the importance of body art. I remember when I was younger I imagined a future world where everyone got tattoos; different images had different meanings and of course since everyone's skin was a rainbow of beauty, people weren't discriminatory against each other. The world was a much happier place. I doubt such a world will come along anytime soon, but the fancy still exists, and tattoos won't be going away either. A brilliant write about something that most people don't bother to put much thought into.

[DarkRainbowPie]

Thank you so much for sharing that on this poem :) I'm glad you liked it, and you're right; sadly, a world like that doesn't seem to be in the horizon, but there's no harm in dreaming. Cheers :)

[Lina Grey]

no, never any harm in dreaming :)

[Saint No-One]

I love this, it's excellent. I'm a tattooist myself and it perfectly describes my feelings about tattoos.

[DarkRainbowPie]

Thank you very much :') I'm glad a tattooist approves, haha ^_^

[The Bass Player]

Pure genuis, has left me pondering. Great work

[DarkRainbowPie]

Wow, thanks Jake! :D I was hoping for that effect x'D