I have angel wings on my back between my shoulder tools. I designed them myself, and got it done when I was 18. Cost a fortune, but it was so worth it and I still love them 2 years on. Each wing is about the size of a regular hand. Sounds rather cliche, as so many people have wings nowadays, and I'm not at all religious, but I wanted some since I was around 14, and I just loved the idea of wings.
Has dual meanings for me and quite complicated ones that both remind me of what I've been through and gives me hope... Hard to explain.
Basically, I loved the song Chop Suey, by System of a Down many years ago. My favourite line was "I cry when angels deserve to die". I used to be told on a regular basis by my (now ex) stepdad that I shouldn't be alive... Yet others would call me an angel, and I considered those who helped me most to be my angels. The fact that an angel would be told they deserve to die is sad, and angels shouldnt die... And I know I shouldn't take my life, so it kinda reminds me of that. I also often wished I had wings so I could fly away to a better place. When my stepdad left, I did find myself in a better place. Sounds confusing, I know.
Basically, they remind me that I can get (fly!) through hard times if I try hard enough, and encourages me to achieve my goals so that I can one day help others as I was helped, and maybe be someone elses angel.
