*this was supposed to be up before the new year, but i have no accountability these days. i want there to be more to this piece, but this is all i have for now.

i started the decade without a single tattoo
and i’ll end it with twenty-two.
some for friends, some for lovers,
three for family,
a highlight reel of the most important people

so when they ask “what’s the meaning behind your tattoos?”
i can tell them the story of jess, jesse, jessica, and ally
chelsea, dani, sam, aubrey, mehr, and chloe bee too,
i can even tell them about the time i survived Valley.