I have paid dearly for my sins
22/09/2018
On my left bicep
I have a tattoo
That I got in jail
It says:
Life.Love.Regret.
Life for all that is
The entirely of one’s being
And everything in the world
Good and bad in all its vastness
What it means to me
And the sentence I faced
Life without parole
And coming to terms with it
Love for all that is good
The best sensations
In the tapestry of existence
For how I feel
About family and friends
And the woman I love
A guiding light in the dark
Regret for my crime
And every decision I made
That led me to ruin
And hurt other human beings
For the little things that haunt me
All I should have said and done
And for the human race
With all the pain and malice
And all that could be.
The tattoo is a reminder
Of what’s important
Something to think about
In the time of ashes
And a souvenir of the years I lost
Paying for my sins
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I have a few jail tattoos, much to my Mothers horror. It’s very common in jail for tattoos to be left unfinished as the guns often get discovered during cell searches so I chose one that could be done in one sitting. It was mind-blowingly painful, much more than a professional job but I endured and wear them with pride.
Strangely tattoos are the one thing that’s actually cheaper on the inside. I got my bicep done for a 30 dollar pouch of tobacco.
The phrase: Life.Love.Regret. was also the name of a hard-core punk band, for whatever reason it stuck with me and was a phrase that was rolling around my head for the first year of jail.
I have paid dearly for my sins, this tattoo acknowledges the profound meaning I found when regrets were eating me alive.
Excellently evoked autobiographical poem
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Thanks again man, the encouragement keeps me motivated. Best wishes.:)
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You are most welcome.
We indeed do all benefit from these encouragements along the way
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