Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos
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This tattoo belongs to Dese’Rae Stage (see her other tattoo), and was done by Ryan Falcon at Almost Famous Tattoo in Miami, FL.
3 lines from the poem “Tulips” by Sylvia Plath:
And I am aware of my heart: it opens and closes Its bowl of red blooms out of sheer love of me.
I am nobody; I have nothing to do with explosions.
And I have no face, I have wanted to efface myself.
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This is a beautiful piece of work.
Seconded – it's beautiful. The use of the text as stems is brilliant.
This is absolutely fantastic.
this is my favorite plath poem and i think your tattoo does it complete justice. beautiful
This is SO gorgeous!
oh my goodness, how beautiful and original! It's so hard to integrate text into an image like this, and here it is done beautifully.
This is so beautiful, I was completely taken aback by its design, placement, and beauty. WELL DONE!
the design is just wonderful.
and as a plath fan i'm totally in love.