a compass wouldn't help at all...

if i bend above her she licks my face. kisses. if i bend above her with a leash she licks my face. kisses. readily harnessed. she likes walking. the latter bend means i want her to be still. accept the harness. but she jostles and kisses. indistinguishable.

invalid. not valid.

invalid. not walking.

there is a space between. what walks on four legs in the morning? walks on three in the evening. the brave biped of an afternoon. upright. the alternating arm/leg semaphore of stride. half above ground and mixed signals. no more follow your nose. and the staff still off a ways. them jostling and awash in unseen kisses.