#writteninink

Adrian D Epps

All she ever wanted to do was dance. Ballet. Tap. Street. It didn't matter. She just loved the feeling of being free. Her ballet teachers told her she was too short. Her tap teachers told her she couldn't pick up on the right beats. When she was on the street, though, adored her They encouraged her They helped her They did everything to help better her. She traded in the ballet flats for converse. The tap shoes for combat boots. She lived on the streets when she home from school. She felt at home there Among the other street performers And the druggies Who resided there. She was one of them.

A writer always falls in love with every new thing not just with its face, but with the challenge: How can I unveil its beauty in a way no one has before? And when he does not fall in love, even the moon feels pale, even the rose doubts its red. But when he truly gives his heart, when he truly loves he makes you eternal, your laughter pressed into paper, your breath woven into ink. You will not age. You will not vanish. You will live, decade after decade, in the immortality of his words.

Congratulations to @sweetestthang_ She’s one of ten winners from the @GilletteVenus #WrittenInInk giveaway!!! The tattoo giveaway has been so meaningful to me because it has allowed ten winners to be able to express themselves through their skin with the unique tattoo designs that they choose. I’m excited to share all of their skin stories and here is what @Sweetestthang_ shared with me: “Having the opportunity to have a tattoo done by you (Chavonna) would be amazing. I admire your work because it showcases the form of art I was afraid of but always loved from afar. Afraid because I was told I was too dark for a tattoo and that as a woman tattoos are unflattering. I was told ‘You’ll never look good in a dress if you get tattoos.’ For a long time, I believed that, but I’m stepping out of that box and doing what I love. I’ve come into myself and am continuously growing and learning and loving my body more and more, and doing so by expressing myself on my skin through tattoos. Getting a tattoo by you was an amazing experience and not because it was free, but because I like what it stands for and it’s meaningful to me. And to have it done by a black woman who is an amazing artist is an award in itself. Thank you again for taking the time out to do this for me and the other winners of the contest.” It was truly a pleasure to tattoo @sweetestthang as part of her journey in living #MySkinMyWay. #Ad (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHx7ZZRhPQt/?igshid=w2v7o8htyqoj

Find more of my calligraphy on Instagram @lexiklecksiwrites

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Songs: Happy Pills (Weathers), Zero (Imagine Dragons), HUSHH (AVIVA)

~ What's your favourite quote?~ "The body isn't in Braille dear, a mere touch of yours can't judge what's inside. By petty expectations and narrow thinking, beauty shall dare not abide." - @vrindasharma453 The poem above was the first I was ever proud of. And the caption is an excerpt from a short story that I'll post sometime soon. #anexcerpt #poetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writteninink #beauty #truebeauty #innerbeauty