So I want another tattoo, and I decided that as bad as I want my dragon, I want another one even more. And it would be a memorial to Dad and Heather. Let me explain...
Every night, I look up into the sky and see the stars, and I think they may be looking at them with me somehow. The night Dad died, I remember very clearly looking up above our house and seeing the constellation Orion. I've always loved it, and me and Dad used to just stand outside and look up at the stars sometimes when I was younger. I always saw Dad as fighter (not just a firefighter), and I see the 'hunter', a strong icon, Orion, as one too. So now, I equate Orion with Dad.
And the night Heather died, I looked up and saw the Big Dipper. Long story short (and funny to me at least) one of the strongest memories I have is when we were kids, Mom and Dad were out of town one weekend, so she spent the night. She ended up doing flips on their bed (yes, we did weird stuff,lol) and I head her saying after one spectacular flip, "And she takes the Baskin Robbins 31 Flavors Golden Scoop!" So I will forever equate the Big Dipper and her golden scoop statement with her.
I want a simple nighttime scene on a small green hill, with the 3 of us (small stick type figures if you will) holding hands, me in the middle, looking up at the sky. Dad under Orion, Heather under the Big Dipper.
And under that, a quote from my most favorite books of all time, Harry Potter... "The ones we love, never truly leave us..." I think it will go on my back. That way, they're always watching me and are never far behind......
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