Good Chemistry

If acids are crazy and bases are calm,
I am an amphiprotic compound—
A neutralizing agent that changes its status
Depending on the solution in which it’s found.

In an acidic solution, it acts like a base;
But when mixed with bases, an acid it plays.
This allows it to neutralize the solution it’s in
So at a pH of 7 the acid-base mixture stays.

Ok, obviously I paid way too much attention
To my teacher in chemistry
But it was a really good class and he taught really well—
Oh wait, that class was taught by me…

Anyway, in a similar way,
I act calm and collected when hanging with some
Of my crazier friends who need no help at all
Making sure life’s exciting and fun.

But when these aren’t present, I’m as crazy as them
Like I should compensate or fill a void,
Although I still find I sometimes will act
As spaced out as an asteroid.

So there you have it, a simplified self-administrated psyche evaluation
Of the fascinating person of me.
And who would have thought that such an interesting explanation
Could come completely from chemistry?