i should be studying and

your name finds itself onto every page,

scrawled in messy italicized ink

the "i" and "you" barely legible

[ you always said I was childish ]

I love it--your disapproving look

it makes me want to smoothen your frown

and whisper secret languages into your lips

[ Accipe me sicut sum aut antique me ut inventisi ]

ink seems to be permanent.