Shy Tattoo

I’m considering getting the word

Shy

Tattooed on me…somewhere

So people would understand,

So I wouldn’t have to explain what was going on half the time.

But then I don’t know if that’s owning the word or

The word owning me.

Consuming me like a bug you belittle

Or would it be a reminder

Or security blanket

A fortress

An excuse

A name tag. Hi I’m Shy.

Or would they read it as a warning?

See me sitting there. SHY. Move on.

Or ironic

How shy can she be if she has it inked to her?

And where would I put it?

Couldn’t exactly be on my butt

Or my hips

Where’s your tat? Oh here… Oh really?

Definitely not in the billboard area my shirt and jeans leave on my lower back when I lean forward.

Only thing going there is “If you can read this, please let me know so I can yank down my shirt.”

Can’t put it on my arms .
That’s not me.

Guess it’ll just be emblazoned in my mind. Carry around on the backs of my eyelids and ghosts in my brain.

That’s easy enough to erase.



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