Once only sailors wrote on skin
The names of loved ones far away
An aide-mémoire for every day...
But now tattoos are all the rage
Its adepts can be any age
Both genders, any creed or race
This stylish fad is commonplace!
In coloured inks, both large and small
Whole body tattoos might appall
But designs are pricked out far and wide
Cute or potent – you decide!
Some are discreet and hid from view
In places only seen by you
While others cry out to be seen
Lurid, bold, bespoke, obscene...
Test of bravado, a mistake?
Removal's not a piece of cake
Another séance and more pain
But - you will never be the same!!
(c) Poet in the woods 2019
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