Betwixt Straddle and Poised Precarious
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Straddling is safe with grips each side secure. But progress requires the flip flop position, secured on one side or the other, not looking down or back.
Note: The words here are simply delightful and deserve to be played with. Straddling with a foot in both camps is secure but precarious, as lifting one foot to swing over the fence is iffy and risks being impaled on the fence. Climbers straddle obstacles but only makes moves when three grip points are secured. Think in three’s not two’s on three legged stools.
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Straddling is safe with grips each side secure,
but progress requires the flip flop position,
secured on one side or the other, not looking down or back.
It’s iffy to lift a foot implanted
with footholds secure in straddled camps.
To poise precarious with return annulled
to go binary with uncertainties, with flip or flop.
It’s yeah or neigh, not betwixt nor between,
for or against, not poised procrastinating
nor straddling serendipitous with free fall.
Like a climber, securing three firm grips before
letting one grip go, and reaching up for next handhold.
This keeps ambivalence under control,
stepping adroitly and securely,
without looking back or down,
making assertive progress one step at a time
on a three-legged stool.
Copyright © John Anderson | Year Posted 2017
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