what if I listed my accomplishments in the ways people have loved me? I'd seem more together than I am. there are 4 people walking around this earth with me etched into there skin one way or another, by name, birthdate, or favorite animal. My first mother has 3 biological kids and a code of ethic strongly opposed to tattoos. she has one tiny tattoo over her collarbone with tiny angel wings surrounding it. my name. There is two baby girls stumbling about in my neighborhood named after me. 3 babies calling me nina. godmother. then i have the kids I'm supporting. my little angels. grown children that I wasnt around for when they were young. kids I didnt meet until the internet, highschool, or rehab. my angels are children that arent looking to be saved, just welcomed. looking for a mom that'll love them. and thats what i am and have always. a mom. a mom at 10. loving and nurturing. 19 years olds whose parents were too busy living life to hug them and tell them it was gonna be alright. a hand holder and hugger. a person. looking out and watching over. The love people have shown me comes in more forms than I acknowledge. In first words of a toddler. or in the dedication of a suicide note. more people have my name printed on the inside of their heart than on the skin. love for a mother, child, best friend, kid sister. is shown in more ways than I could count in both hands.