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Long story short, I've wanted this tattoo since I was 12
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And longer story short, when I was 17, I was at my friends house and when I left I had a tattoo on the back of my neck.. (My mom had no idea... She was... Preeeeeetttttttttty dang mad.)
This... Is a very special tattoo. I actually got it on New Years eve of this year.
It's inverted, so it reads correctly whenever it's reflected.
I was engaged, for about a year, and we were together for two years. But on October 4th 2013, at about 8:50pm.. My Fiance was on his way to my house for a suprise visit. At about 10:50 I got a call from his mother telling me he was in a car accident. It was a head on collision and neither driver made it, which is a story within itself. But the scene of the accident is about ten minutes from my house.
"Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions" was one of his favorite quotes. And it's what he would tell me, and our good friends whenever we were going through a rough time.
He... Saved my life. And did more for me than.. Anyone could ever imagine. Without a doubt he was my soul mate.
Anytime I see a reflection of myself, I see this on my chest. I'm reminded of him, and everything he did. What he believed in and... That no matter how many times I fall. To always rise, and keep going.
He called me his lioness, so I need to keep on being as strong as one!
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My next tattoo will be a set of Talaria on my outer ankles / calves, stylized like pheonix wings.
And then Navi behind my ear, as a tattoo for my mother.
My brother and I will be geting matching Boondock Saints tattoos after those!