resolutionary juncture

I hear that animals do not store stress 
(at least when they do not live with people) 
[and it feels like a useful metaphor 
rather than the perfect truth of the matter] 
and in the spirit of the analogy 
I feel my body appreciating 
the suggestion to tremble 
or emote briefly 
with anger or fear or sadness 
this mechanism to recover 
carrying what is already here 
and that which is bound to come