You light up my frontal cortex
You quiet my amygdala
Then comes the anxiety, the racing heart
Beat the sweaty palms
The shot of cocaine that takes away
All rationality needed to survive
That’s why I don’t drink anymore
You are my perfect cocktail
“People who are in love generally feel
a powerful sense of empathy feeling
the other person’s pain as their own
and being willing to sacrifice any thing
(or one) for the other – “
It is a gift you gave me
Love with no strings attached
Just a bow around my heart
For you
You don’t have to open it
“If love lasts, this rollercoaster
of emotions, and, sometimes
Angst, calms within one or two
years. The passion is still there,
but the stress of it is gone. Cortisol
and serotonin levels return to
normal. Love, which began
as a stressor (to our brains
and bodies), becomes a buffer
against stress –”
I stopped taking antidepressants after
I met you, how could I not
Thank you
But I still have obsessive compulsive
Love and I believe in God ~”