Go/no go

[Tiger the Lion]

The crooked place
where go moves immaculately forward 
while no go retreats.

Outside the dog barks against the cold. comma after "outside"
My mind finds liberation 
in definition.  I turn to my winter-count:  
the roots of words,
a son’s ghost, and a time before go, 
even before no go. 

It’s an even orbit and a soft landing,
this circling of words
that defy the robot go/no go.

I like that this feels both organic and mechanical at the same time. I think "Go" and "No Go" should be capitalized or in italics - would add clarity starting in L2. ( I took a second to remind myself that go was a noun here) Caps might smooth the read.