#100sciencepoems 42: To My Amygdala

https://www.blueknot.org.au/Resources/General-Information/Impact-on-brain

Amygdala, my darling

It’s going to be alright

I know the world’s alarming

And you deal in fight or flight

To you it’s very natural

To flood my brain with panic

Amygdala, my darling

Try not to be so manic

I promise you we’re safe now

I wish you’d understand

But you did not develop

The way that we had planned:

When safety isn’t guaranteed

When we are very small

We teach you that security

Does not exist at all.

Amygdala my darling

I’ll say it every day

You’re loved and you are cherished

And life is not the way

It was when you were growing

I know you’ll never hear

But still I keep on telling you

Amygdala, my dear.