In Support of Permanence by SurrealCachinnation, literature
Literature
In Support of Permanence
That tattoo on your wrist is beautiful,
symbolic of the many battle scars,
you earned when you fought
and won, despite everything.
Some people don't understand
the lines of defiant poetry
scribbled in your notebook, and
on your heart, and the significance
of the ink scrawled on your wrist.
They don't understand
that some wars are unending
and every day you wake up
you're still fighting--they can't see it.
Your body is your masterpiece,
a testament to your fortitude,
your resilience;
If you want to adorn it
with ink and glinting bits of metal,
it's your call and yours alone.
Nobody can tell you not to;
They have no control
over a body tha