I wrote your name on my arm

I wrote your name on my arm but you didn't stick around

 long enough for me to feel comfortable in short sleeves.

I wrote your name on my arm but my pen must have dried out because

I can't seem to finish the last letter. Maybe my pen is following

my mouth and my eyes example.

I wrote your name on my arm but then I remembered your

parents gave you that name along with a list of rules

regarding me.

I wrote your name on my arm but then I sat alone

on a Friday night. I thought about scraping

your name off of my arm.

I wrote your name on my arm but I didn't think twice about

dancing in the rain.

I wrote your name on my arm but tattoos are messy

and my heart has never been fond of needles.

I wrote your name on my arm but then I heard my

anatomy teachers voice saying

"all the layers of skin you can see are dead".

All the layers of skin you can see are dead,

 and I wrote your name on my arm.