Ink 

It leaves a black stain

Where the needle grazed my skin

Marking a moment of impulse and rebellion

When my body wanted to hurt

But my mind wanted to heal

So i compromised

Leaving a black scar in my wake

A symbol thats meaning will be forgotten

When all it reminds me of is my adolescence

When 10 years from now i'm looking in the mirror

Wondering why i even did it

Unless by then its faded

For the ink i used was cheap

Like the memories it made

And all the disappearing mark will symbolize

Is the time i wanted to feel pain

But see beauty

So i compromised

By tattooing a black X on my hip