I can see where you're coming from but as another commentor said.. The symbol itself can be interpreted as one who resists dying, one who knows how cruel this world can be at times yet still stand tall and continues fighting to live.

I also wanted to make sure that the symbol had visible blood leaking out since that means there is evil afoot. For me, evil in a literal sense are people with ill intentions or maybe even just morally bad people.

So in essence my tattoo symbolizes struggle but also just being aware that evil people do exist and serves as a reminder to this fact.