Amy's Pocket Tattoo - Descriptive Detail

Amy’s pocket tattoo is located just above her left breast.  Just above, the name of her former husband is emblazoned in cursive writing. It doesn’t just say “Blake” like a typical nametag would read.  It says “Blake’s” as if to say Amy feels comfortable tucked away inside.   The pocket and the nametag appear in black and white.  Actually, there is no white unless you count Amy’s skin.  My point is there is no red like the color of the valentine or blue like the color of the sky.  She is not trying to be dreamy or fancy here.  It’s like she is saying their love is every-day, working people’s love.  It’s not rainbows and unicorns.  It’s pure and simple.  I think it’s important that the pocket Amy wears above her breast closes with a button and a flap. From all accounts, Amy loved Blake with all her heart.  In my opinion, she feels settled in.  Like she is safe and protected.  Whatever she wears, whether it’s on the street or on the stage, people are going to see the nametag and know her heart belongs to Blake.   For all of us who love Amy and her music, we will see the irony in this tattoo.   We were inspired by her passion for her love and her art, but we were saddened by the way her obsession with Blake led to her downfall into drugs and depression.   Her most famous song – about her breakup with Blake – is still played all the time on the radio:  “We only said goodbye with words/ I died a hundred times/ You go back to her/ And I go back to Black..”  Clearly, there was nothing pure and simple about Amy’s relationship with Blake.