Temporary Ink

Some days I feel like a dull pencil
in a permanent marker world,
a clueless teacher's pet clapping erasers
and giving right answers,
instead of a back-of-the-classroom,
dressed-in-all-black attitude,
graffiti-sketching girl.
My tattoos are temporary
but I want some serious ink.
I want to make a lasting mark,
create some real art.
I want to understand my own mind,
to figure out what and how I think.