Needles and ink

Yes,

I am afraid of needles

Blood tests?

I'd rather die

Oh the tattoo?

I can explain

The pain was worth it

How long?

One hour

Thirty minutes

Five times,

Over and over again

The needle scraped through my skin

It hurt

I wished for death

But soon

I was numb to the pain

We all get that way, I guess

About various things in life

We get used to the pain

And then it's all over

The buzzing of the world

And you look at

The most beautiful

Work of art

You have ever seen

And at that moment of pure happiness

The pain

Was worth it

The pain was

Acceptable even

I still shudder

At the thought of

Blood tests

But if they too

Left beautiful reminders

Maybe, I wouldn't

Dread them

As much