dragonandphoenix sabbie and i wore a short sleeved shirt to work today and my boss said 'nice tattoo. what is it?' and i gave my standard response without a thought: 'itsaphoenixandadragondancing' (it has become all one word after all these years). she looked a little puzzled. 'what's a phoenix?' and for the first time in ages i actually thought about it. 'it's a bird that rises from its own ashes, reborn' and suddenly my tat became, once again, something so much more than simply dyed skin, permanently stained and tears formed in my eyes as i remembered the reasons i got her all those years ago. 011223 ... peyton I always wondered why people got them confused.. they are so different 011224 ... unhinged whenever i see any reference to it, i think of her and all the ashes she left in my heart. she rose from the ashes alright....they just weren't her own. 011224 ... little bug ashes and tears make good soap 020618 ... tylordurton "today we make soap" 020618 what's it to you? who go blather from