The Biochemistry of Kisses

Kiss me with the kisses of your mouth Begins the Song of Song of Songs And today ends and begins A year and a year. Let me straddle the years briefly, A foot in each one. Let me straddle World Know that cognitive therapies Do address Chemical problems. A kiss suppresses cortisols, The chemicals of stress. A kiss is just a kiss. A kiss boosts oxytcin, The molecular configuration Of Love. You must remember this. A kiss is just a kiss. Purpose solves headaches, Caring for someone else Reduces our own bellyaches, Mommys don't get colds They don't have time. Falling I. Love is chemical, A craziness, a cure. Kissing is Nice.