Not So Far

these things
   untouchable, intangible yet
you hold to them ceaselessly
   like the brace of an amusing ride
   but letting go releases the thrill.

sin king
   unredeemable, intolerable yet
you mold a new compass key
   suddenly up is the new down
   but reversing the centre reveals purpose for both.

please cling
   unrelenting, impatiently yet
you fold across the seams
   like a wayward press under a rebel thumb
   but divisions reveal how things fit back together.