See this ink right here? This is to remind me that I've got wings that were made to fly. That from a tiny cocoon, I can emerge and soar with the wind, with nothing to hold me back. I will dazzle you with my beauty and have you reeling in awe at something so small.
See this ink below it? It's a warning that as tiny and insignificant as I am, I'm still a fiery being that can crush you. I don't let you in easily and my scales will hurt you from time to time. I will roar, my tongue will sting you and my fire may burn but I will love you fiercely for I am a protector and loyal to the core.
See this ink all the way down there? That's for me personally, for it's meaning has been lost under translations and symbolism. It's for me to remember that something out there gave me life, gave me the ability to learn and adapt to this crazy world. It's for me to say I was sent to be a part of your life as you were mine.
See this ink in the middle? It's the balance between all my ink. It's the struggle between love and hate, anger and peace, joy and pain. It's the balance of life and death. It's my way of telling you I try to be fair but I'm only human. It's my wish for peace and love, the Om symbol in a heart. That everything I push into the world will return back to me. So without calling onto one specific deity, I walk the spiritual road with a hand in good and a hand in bad. For my love is the key to many emotions and peace is the lock that keeps them away.
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