my first tattoo because i had a newfound freedom, a love for elephants, and a passion for surrealism. maybe it was just the idea of this perfect, impossible reality that i was so into.
it means freedom to me because i was in a really controlling relationship for awhile and he didn’t want me to get any tattoos because he thought they were ugly. i just thought they were permanent, beautiful fixtures of art and when we broke up i just went for it because i didn’t have someone holding me back anymore.
