TATTOO

I.
Three Needles dropped into the right shoulder blade
Which spent two months to run its course
What does it mean?
I'm a Hunter
Fallen Brothers
Bloody Sheets
All blood isn't Red
To the point as it were

II.
Nine weeks into a cleanliness I'm not sure I'll survive
Eight times today I promised myself I wouldn't look back
Seven loves I picked off a Gardenia
Six silences I felt my heart skip over
Five looks towards a soul I hoped would look back
Four strands of hair on my chin that don't match my normal
Three sips of tea
Two drumbeats
One smirk I'm sure was meant for me and not the lady at his table.