INK BLOT
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:36 pm
INK BLOT – Maureen Clifford © The #ScribblyBark Poet
When you’re trim, taut and terrific and your bodies firm and buff
then a tattoo seems a fine idea and one is not enough,
but as age and gravity conspire to make your body sag
then the tatt that once looked really cool is now just not your bag.
There’s the dainty little dolphin tattooed on your derriere
which at twenty looked real cute but now a whale seems is beached there,
and those words in ancient Sanskrit - seems that they don’t really say
what you thought they did – but too late now – good money you did pay.
And that full sleeve one often sees in designs all somewhat tribal -
as your muscles sag and skin gets loose – draws comments somewhat ribald.
You may recall how much it cost – close to a full months pay
you can’t afford erasure now so it will have to stay.
And while the colours now are bright and vibrant and delight
with age they seem to fade and blend – become a sorry sight.
Oh it’s great to be an individual and like all your mates
get your bodies inked when you are young – but caution – old age waits.
When you’re trim, taut and terrific and your bodies firm and buff
then a tattoo seems a fine idea and one is not enough,
but as age and gravity conspire to make your body sag
then the tatt that once looked really cool is now just not your bag.
There’s the dainty little dolphin tattooed on your derriere
which at twenty looked real cute but now a whale seems is beached there,
and those words in ancient Sanskrit - seems that they don’t really say
what you thought they did – but too late now – good money you did pay.
And that full sleeve one often sees in designs all somewhat tribal -
as your muscles sag and skin gets loose – draws comments somewhat ribald.
You may recall how much it cost – close to a full months pay
you can’t afford erasure now so it will have to stay.
And while the colours now are bright and vibrant and delight
with age they seem to fade and blend – become a sorry sight.
Oh it’s great to be an individual and like all your mates
get your bodies inked when you are young – but caution – old age waits.