Tattoo Analysis

This tattoo has a sentimental value to me because of two reasons. It was six years ago that I lost the most important person in my life, my mother, when she passed away when I was only fourteen years old. I grew up in a very religious family where it was believed that whenever a loved has passed away they become an angel that guards you. My mother has become my angel even though I wasn’t ready for her to be.   

This tattoo that I have chosen has images of birds flying away in a distance around the quote that says “Your wings were ready but my heart was not.”  On the left side of the quote is a giant feather that seems to be left behind from one of the birds. I think what that feather symbolizes is that even when someone has left, such as passed away, there is always a part of them that is left behind.  That part of them can be left behind by the memories of them or something else, such as a tattoo.

Tattoos are often used by individuals as a form of remembrance of some of their most important memories.   Some examples that support this are a few tattoos that the rapper Marshall Mathers, also known as Eminem has.  One of the tattoos is a tribute to his uncle Ronnie who had passed away from committing suicide. This tattoo includes some of his best memories with his uncle and the words “Ronnie RIP” at the bottom.  Another tattoo that Eminem has that would support this is his daughter’s name Hailie Jade on his arm.  He got this tattoo the day his daughter was born because it was one of his favorite memories that he wanted to keep close to him at all times.

Although some believe tattoos are not meaningful but just a way to “fit in”, I would get a tattoo because I believe that tattoos are used to represent some sort of remembrance that people want to keep close to them.  The reason I chose the tattoo with the quote stating “Your wings were ready but my heart was not” is because that is a tattoo in remembrance of my mother who I lost at an early age.  Everyone expresses themselves and their beliefs in different ways.  I believe that being able to express yourself is up to each individual and to some a tattoo is what helps express that individual in ways that they can only understand