It has to be north or south

it could be sou’sou’east

or nor’nor west

or ENE or SSW

and nudging like they truly do

and why not
it no longer has to be

left or right

it could be left of right

or left of left centre

and left of far right

round the back of middle
so make it south-west

and then north-east

maintain polarity

within the beast
it’s all about navigation;

taking bearings along topical and graphic lines

where things remain

north and south,

black and white.