PrEPBread

“Artificial Bloom/ Hydroponic skin/ Chemical release/ Synthesise the real/ Plastic surgery/ Social dialect/ Positive results/ Documents of life.” 

Waking up with Sophie. The system of ascending reticular activation (SARA) in my brain begins. SARA is activated with Sophie. My eyes, my ears, my skin, receive electric shocks and mobilize my cortex. Thought and perception are switched on. Dopamine, the chemical messenger that regulates my movements, awakens. Norepinephrine, the stress hormone, keeps me alert. Acetylcholine, histamine and serotonin regulate my mood, my attention, my cognitive functions. I am awake. "Siri, turn off the alarm and amp up the volume" I remember Sophie’s concert in Berlin, a weekend on a cheap airline. A carbon footprint of 600 kilograms of carbon dioxide for a couple of days. Siri, SARA and Sophie, my dear morning companions.