Upon my back, a story old
A lifetime's tale, seldom told
Good or bad, lose or win
All imprinted on my skin
All the deeds that I have done
Some in sorrow, most for fun
My love, my loss, my everything
Coloured with a needle's sting
Friends I've lost, foes I've made
Are pictured on a shoulder blade
Lover's faces remembered well
Rendered in a magic spell
Even when I sleep at night
Brand new pictures come to light
Never ending, black on tan
I am the Illustrated Man
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