This is my fave poem, how can i make this into a tattoo?

Question

its too big to put on my body, how can i have it as a tattoo without taking away the meaning? 2nd verse=fave

Sympathy

I know what the caged bird feels.

Ah me, when the sun is bright on the upland slopes,

when the wind blows soft through the springing grass

and the river floats like a sheet of glass,

when the first bird sings and the first bud ops,

and the faint perfume from its chalice steals.

I know what the caged bird feels.

I know why the caged bird beats his wing

till its blood is red on the cruel bars,

for he must fly back to his perch and cling

when he fain would be on the bow aswing.

And the blood still throbs in the old, old scars

and they pulse again with a keener sting.

I know why he beats his wing.

I know why the caged bird sings.

Ah, me, when its wings are bruised and its bosom sore.

It beats its bars and would be free.

It's not a carol of joy or glee,

but a prayer that it sends from its heart's deep core,

a plea that upward

Answer 1

i picture something like this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emerging/54...

maybe a few of your favorite words or your favorite line would be cool underneath it in a font that you like.

Answer 2

get a picture of a bird in a cage with little music notes! thats cute!

Answer 3

Maybe just use a line, such as "I know why the caged bird sings" or just "the caged bird sings"?  Choose whichever line resonates with your philosophy on life, I guess.

Answer 4

You could just use your favorite line or two in conjunction with an image that relates to the poem.