I decided VERY recently that I wanted a tattoo to symbolize everything I've overcome in the past years. Tonight, I sat down and started designing one.
On the top wing, it says "RIP" for my pets I've lost. I took each death very hard. My dog (pictured in my signature) recently died and I'm still trying to get over that.
On the front wing it has a new My Chemical Romance lyric, "The world is ugly, but you're beautiful to me." That band saved my life and I wanted to incorporate them somehow. Besides, it's a gorgeous lyric.
I love hearts and I've always doodled swirls. Tiger lilies are my favorite flower, so how could I not draw one?
As for the butterfly, it was what I chose as my personal metaphor for a class I had last year (it was like an art therapy class). I hadn't expected to feel so deeply about it, but butterflies just kept appearing. I drew them in every single assignment. I started to ask myself why, and the answer I came to, though not fully developed, was rather deep and astonishing. It was definitely more than the usual, "I'm like a butterfly because I've transformed into this gorgeous thing and now I can confidently take flight." Not that there's anything wrong with that....
But anyway...what do you think?
Oh, and as this will be my first tattoo, I'd like to ask how badly does it hurt? A friend (as well as my mom) said it feels like a bunch of paper cuts....