there\u2019s a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ain\u2019t no-one<\/p>\n\n\n\n
who\u2019s got a <\/p>\n\n\n\n
hold on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tattoos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visible reflections<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of a life<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in earnest,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and other times<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in sadness\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O blue bird of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other times in <\/p>\n\n\n\n
defiance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daggers cut <\/p>\n\n\n\n
deeper than<\/p>\n\n\n\n
any human betrayal could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Occasionally for<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the betterment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of self and soul:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
om mani padme hum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oftentimes as<\/p>\n\n\n\n
an ode<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
self-love:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
roses are red,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And crows<\/p>\n\n\n\n
are black,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
beautiful, mysterious<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and <\/p>\n\n\n\n
able to transform<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the being<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it is placed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So in closing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
do remember,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear Reader:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
your body<\/p>\n\n\n\n
is <\/p>\n\n\n\n
a temple\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
may it be <\/p>\n\n\n\n
your pleasure<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
decorate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
there\u2019s a key. Ain\u2019t no-one who\u2019s got a hold on me. Tattoos. Visible reflections of a life lived. Sometimes in earnest, and other times in sadness\u2026 O blue bird of happiness. Other times in defiance. Daggers cut deeper than any human betrayal could. Occasionally for the betterment of self and soul: om mani padme hum. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,27,9,18],"tags":[51,50],"class_list":["post-209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciation","category-connection","category-loss","category-love","tag-self","tag-tattoos"],"yoast_head":"\n