Chemical Romance*

I didn’t expect the norepinephrine to outlast time;
A dopamine high is six months tops, not forever;
I know better than to bank on phenyl ethylamine.
I’m not some foolish kid, however
I had hoped we’d produced enough serotonin
To reach a comfortable, stable state
Where pleasant waves of oxytocin
Help one to appreciate one’s mate.
But no, you claim suppressed vasopressin
Elevated your levels of testosterone,
And forced you into sexual transgression
When assailed by female pheromones.

So, though it was volatile while it lasted,
I’m off to get my endorphins elsewhere, you bastard.




* Thanks to Wikipedia for information on the biochemistry of love