At the top of the mountain, there is a dragon. At the bottom, an angel is riding a motorcycle. Along the way down, there are rocks and debris. I was born in 1988, the year of the dragon. I used to ride motorcycles all the time. It was my way of life. A few years back, I had my motorcycle stolen from me. Additionally, I got hurt in the military. I was not able to ride. If I had forced myself to continue riding, I most likely would have gotten myself killed. It was as if fate had taken the bike away from me. I went through a lot of hurdles and hardships that year. This is what the rocks and debris are for. The skull on this side of the mountain comes down to the POW tattoo. That is to remind me of my deployment in Afghanistan.

Grim Reaper. This is an older tattoo. When I was in the infantry about a decade ago, they gave me a weird nickname on one of my deployments. I was a good shooter. I got this not because I was proud of this. I just needed to remember when I was with this unit with two IDs.

This is the archangel of wisdom, Malthael. If you look at the lore, Malthael transforms into the Grim Reaper after being tortured and brutalized by Satan for a long period of time when he was stuck on earth. He was never able to return to heaven. He is not considered a demon. He is a fallen angel, which is what the grim reaper was.

The writing on both the two tattoos spells cicisbeo. This is the Italian male word for mistress. I had a long affair with a married woman several years ago.

I got the Poison Mushroom around the same time I got the Zombie Tiger. This was right after I got Dead Love. I was falsely imprisoned for a little while. I had a lot of issues with family and friends. People I trusted turned against me. These represent those people so that I can remember them.

The chess set was from when I was incarcerated. I played a lot of chess while incarcerated.

This is a Celtic warrior symbol. I got it after my brother-in-law, a former Marine, took his life. I got this for my 40th birthday. He took his life earlier that month. He was covered head-to-toe in tattoos. I wanted something to reflect the fact that I had risen above adversity. This tattoo symbolizes me rising above adversity.

This is a moon with some stars. I went to college late. I was in my mid-30s. I would sit behind all these young people who had tattoos. I wanted one, too. I figured I would get one on my ankle. I expected a whole lot of pain, but there wasn’t that much pain. I wanted it in a spot where I could enjoy it. If I had known that it wouldn’t hurt, I would have gotten a full ankle bracelet.