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Serotonin

December 18, 2015
By ShelbyGrey PLATINUM, Ashland, Kentucky
ShelbyGrey PLATINUM, Ashland, Kentucky
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Favorite Quote:
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.


Gnaw on the bones protruding from my skin,

release your inner animal, and maybe you'll love again.

Break the chains of social constraint,

to spend the night in the wrinkles of my brain.

Forget your past life,

we'll walk through the stars just to bruise the night.

Tell stories to the books on your shelf about how the lack of serotonin is Hell,

simply because you think you have no one else.


The author's comments:

Serotonin is a brain chemical that deals with mood, sexual desire and function, appetite, sleep, memory, learning, and some social behavior. The fluctuation or lack of serotonin causes various mental disorders. This poem represents serotonin's functions.


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