i have a tattoo

[keryx]

I forgot to get a photo of my dad's dog tattoo, which is awesome. But this is mine.

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[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

You probably mentioned it in the earlier post, but what's the symbolism of your tattoo?

[keryx.livejournal.com]

It's a jumble. I thought of the pomegranate a long time ago, and kept thinking of other things - but ultimately, all of those are the same things: change, reaffirmation of life. The leaf/seed count (10 seeds, 7 leaves) echoes this Noh theatre idea (inside 10, outside 7) of movement continuing beyond the obvious/physical. And there's a tiny hint of my "this machine kills fascists" idea in the guitarish shape of the two halves.