Something I Love

The prick of needle against skin.
Making my flesh feel hot,
blood red,
irritated.

It reminds me of the way I used to
hurt.
Make myself hurt.
But now,
the tattoo needle,
piercing needle,
doesn't have the same
ugly
effect
as
the razor blade,
the lighter.

It leaves me pretty with art on my skin or metal in my face, shiny and new.
I've reinvented myself.