i am an artist
i like to draw
i like to draw on my skin
i like to paint
i like to paint on my skin
i like to colour
i like to colour on my skin
i like to carve
i love to carve my skin.

and when i carve into my skin
i am shown perfection
by the red ink that sprouts
i am an artist
i like to draw, and paint and colour and carve.
i like what i do to myself,
because no one tells an artist not to do what they do.