Our Skin

Just a poem for someone who inspires me

The Chair

It sits there

Awaiting my presence

The Artist 

He looks at my canvas

With perceptive eyes 

The Body

Pale like snow 

Ink would make you glow

The Detail

Eyes so deep 

The needle lost in time

Blood Rush

Red with the needles touch

Cheeks blush with pain and pleasure

The Session

Long hours of severe pain

Artistic gain all in your name

The Tattoo

A portrait of you

The description of your beautiful face

The Message

Forever within

A constant reminder of what has been

and

what's to come

Poetic Love

&

Appreciation

I'm a canvas and you my inspiration

Author's Note

A piece on someone who has poetically inspired me.
Ink is permanent, think of it as a landlord always at your door knocking for rent. If it's pretty you don't mind. If it's a mistake like a one night stand on your behind, God help you find an explanation out of that one. :P

Reviews

[Krista Gallant]

This is how I feel every time I get inked. Some display their art pieces on their walls. I on the other hand display it on my skin. Absolutely beautiful take on the entire process. I constantly ache for the intimate feeling between artist and canvass. Thank you for sharing. :D

[KeeD]

Thank you I really love that you can relate to that intimate feeling of getting inked to this piece. It's those moments, that make me write such pieces.

[Sarah Redigan]

I love tattoos ... this is great ... I need a muse....

[KeeD]

I find a muse in everyone I interact with who has something that strikes out :) it keeps it fresh and makes the words flow. Thanks for the review, Much appreciated.

[Happy]

This was a very beautiful piece. I think it would have been a wee bit better if each had it's own side note like you have on 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. It was almost like you just randomly decided to add it. It works, but I would change that up a bit.

Good job with this poem. It was beautiful.

[creativequill]

breathtaking, stunningly beautiful and poetic

[Kate Howell]

This is very cleverly written, true profession.
Such simple things make it so complicated, this could relate to everyone in many ways. I enjoyed this very much, keep up the great work.

[rnuff]

I enjoyed this write, thought it was very well thought out and penned.
Very poetic too. enjoyed

[CS]

I really like that this is littered with clues but just cryptic enough to leave me wondering. They are like little fragmented thoughts that build a bigger picture. Small pieces of pretty things. Whoever inspired, I think this would be a lovely tribute.

Nicely done, Kee.

[KeeD]

the inspiration was a random conversation with a fellow writer, then I saw her picture and she had a very enchanting face with deep green eyes so I had to write something :P this was what I ended up with haha. Thank you for the review :)

[Elizabeth Porterfield]

Wonder who it was... Nice btw:) In fact, I do believe I love it:) I especially love how you use the color in the poem to highlight the lines that were like titles of the moments to make them really stand out:) Great work Keegan!!!!!!!!

[kublakhan27]

Stunning, I'm at a loss for words...talk about bringing a scene to life lol Marvelous stuff :)

[Eve]

Hm... This was very interesting.. It was beautifully written. It had such elegance.. This is one of my favorite poems. Very lovely. I wish you the best of luck, Keegan. :)