you ache for the ritual needle stings, like a wasp attack with nerves electrified intertwined into a fierce adrenaline rush buzzing needle, tiny ink cups display a rainbow of dots, the elastic band vibrating away on a primitive tool- the tool of skill and creation your decisions, forever branded into soft flesh-- time-line of memories past and future, infinite choices to define your soul vibrant colors, thick black pigment defined shading, eye-popping highlights that contour the canvas of the body as ink pierces the skin poetry of the flesh