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Love At First Hormonal Imbalance
By spiderbaby49
04 May 2005
One of my poems from a year ago.

It seems we were never in love you know
T'was just a drop in the old serotonin.
Our dreams were never a rosy glow
but that sweet noradrenaline flowin'.

My testosterone levels were through the roof
They made me unbearably needy
That was why I just couldn't remain aloof.
Now we know why you found me so greedy.

Our b-phenyl ethylamine upped our stress,
caused the heartache of saying goodnight.
Parting, sweet sorrow? Chemical distress
And not a cupid's arrow in flight.

It is clear to me now the discovery's made
That the feelings we thought were sublime
Were in fact, all along, a hormonal cascade
Which levelled itself out over time.

I have been to the doctors to get something new
Which will light up my fire like a match.
I was reading the paper; it had a review
Of a new, gal's testosterone patch.

The romance you're always complaining was dead?
The lusting presumed gone away?
Get ready my darling and stand by your bed
For I got the prescription today.

Reviews
Ha ha!
Written by Ostara (61 comments posted) 4th May 2005
Fantastic! I loved it :grin Absolutely hilarious! The use of technial terms really worked for me - the structure is sound and it has a nice constant rythmn. The rhymes are strong and you don't need to stretch to 'get' the poem. Real good fun. Well done.
echo ostara
Written by kevinrobson73 (371 comments posted) 4th May 2005
ingeniously clever  
i enjoyed it  
tell me what you think of my suggestion for a re-naming title 
"Sexual Chemistry" ?

Written by spiderbaby49 (137 comments posted) 5th May 2005
Thanks guys. I like Sexual Chemistry (well who doesn't) Think I will change it. Ta Kevin. 
 
spidey
A clever piece of poetry
Written by The-Joker (2 comments posted) 8th May 2005
This poem is crafted well and is also humorous which made it for me more interesting to read. 
A clever piece of poetry and much enjoyed.

Written by Songster (52 comments posted) 11th May 2005
Loved this Spidey.

Written by spiderbaby49 (137 comments posted) 11th May 2005
Thanks Joker and Sonster. I read an article about the processes our bodies go through when we fall in love. 
 
 
It was hard trying to get all the scintific names in!!!! 
 
spidey 
 
Must change the title.

Written by Clodagh (29 comments posted) 21st May 2005
Oh this is great- don't cxhange the title I love it- it really suits the piece. I'm really loving your work- this is incredibly clever and very humourous.

Written by amboline (183 comments posted) 5th January 2006
Very good indeed. One small critique point, there are just a few places (usually last lines of verses) where the rhythm breaks down a little, eg at the end of verse 3 (easily rectified by removing the redundant "a" in "a cupid's arrow in flight") and verse 4 ("which levelled itself over time" would work, and still make sense). Just a small bit of polish to an otherwise very witty poem!

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