The Tattooed Poets Project: Malaika King Albrecht Shares Her "Unambitious," Yet Meaningful, Tattoo

Today's tattoo was submitted by Malaika King Albrecht:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn4AQP2D9_KcHvvsFwLWYDT10jhccOT3l_VexRqa3FqV94QEpGalK7GK0H3SBZoWp05W29GvS274Ae7UJblec8i0O65XphgwiAtlBg0ihVzWlBLEghcypY0SSpvfa5pwCQ2BXd2PT6EA/s1600-h/malaika.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323231983983332994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn4AQP2D9_KcHvvsFwLWYDT10jhccOT3l_VexRqa3FqV94QEpGalK7GK0H3SBZoWp05W29GvS274Ae7UJblec8i0O65XphgwiAtlBg0ihVzWlBLEghcypY0SSpvfa5pwCQ2BXd2PT6EA/s320/malaika.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" /></a><br />I contacted Malaika on Facebook when I saw her profile photo, and that she had a visible tattoo. She was kind enough to not only accept my friend request, but also to submit the photo above, along with one of her poems, over on <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/">BillyBlog</a>.<br /><br />Malaika filled me in on this piece:<br /><blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I may have gotten this tattoo, my second one, at <a href="http://www.shawstattoostudio.com/">Shaw’s</a><a href="http://www.shawstattoostudio.com/"> [Tattoo Studio]</a> where I got my first tattoo. I was probably on Westheimer Blvd., was definitely in Houston sometime in the mid-80’s and was most likely in the good company of a guy named Nicki Sicki. The image is of a person meditating with wings and a heart, and is borrowed from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass">Ram Dass’</a> book <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Here_Now_%28book%29">Be Here Now</a>. </i>The sideways <i>8 </i>represents sitting in lotus position and is also the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity">symbol of infinity</a>. Though the heart has lost its red color, and the tattoo is an admittedly <span style="color:black;">unambitious one, the image still resonates with me. </span></span></span></blockquote>I love Malaika's modesty about the tattoo. Admittedly, it is not "spectacular," but tattoos do not have to be huge, multi-colored affairs in order to have significance for those that have them.<br /><br />Thanks to Malaika for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Please visit <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/">BillyBlog </a>to read one of her poems <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2009/04/tattooed-poets-series-day-11-malaika.html">here</a>.

The Tattooed Poets Project: Malaika King Albrecht Shares Her "Unambitious," Yet Meaningful, Tattoo

Today's tattoo was submitted by Malaika King Albrecht: I contacted Malaika on Facebook when I saw her profile photo, and that she had a ...

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