Unwell
The welling up from inside bodies
slows and confuses a busy every day:
Gut grump rumblings,
spleen geysers, vertigo tongues.
The lost spirit heads toward
the dressing room, where permanent
happy-wear with warm fear linings rewards:
Emotions rack on sale for sporting casual
on any occasion that distracts enough.
In quiet moments, a search party
hounds through the interior
calling out a name, sniffing around a heart,
pawing at facial muscles.
A snout without a howl moons
along with other moons.
Should a depressing mood blubber
and blather lava from down-turned
mouth corners or an outside event surround,
dizzying the flesh-and-blood merchandise,
dashing same-day crowds, footing
new sneakers, deliver.