On Teenagers and Tattoos

I react to body markings such as tattoos to be a way of expressing one self. The cReAtIvItY, the FREEDOM, the reminders, the motivational sketches and many other positive aspects that makes tattoos a working piece of art on a person. (a walking masterpiece).

Many people find having tattoos as being a sin, and or ridiculous, but to me I just find it as another way of escaping to another dimension in imaginative artistry. I have a lot of tattoos myself; more than 10 of them. My tattoos aren't just pictures I thought were cool, or words I thought would look good on a certain part of my body, but my tattoos are my inspiration. My tattoos depict my ambition, my life, my future. What motivated me to have them done was because I found tattoos to not only portray originality, but also vision. The tattoos I have are markings of certain phases of my life I thought were significant enough to have inked on my body. It is still in progress because I feel as if I am unfinished. I am still transforming, and my life still has meaning that I have yet discovered fully and I have yet accomplished everything that I have set for myself.

Enough about what I think about tattoos, there are many other people who believe tattoos are useful and expressive .

Tattoos are like stories, they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. ~ Pamela Anderson

My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist. ~ Johnny Depp

A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition. ~ V. Vale and Andrea Juno

Other than having a negative outlook on tattoos, they are oftentimes a piece of something that can make a person sane within themselves; a reason to have a specific meaning. As for me, my tattoos are merely what makes Rodney, a striking piece of walking art.