Knots, Springs, and Cables

Can you tie a Becket

Bend with a half hitch?

Or just a square knot?

Remove the spring in a

Gizmo (like a pen)

Then put it back together

Again? Let’s see…

How about adjusting a

Cable on a bike or a

Mower? Holy moly

These have been the

Bane of my being here

On planet Earth, the

Source, the cause of

So much grief, and just

A bit o’ hopelessness

Yes, knots, springs, and

Cables will be the

Death o’ me, the things

That drive me drinkward,

Mysterious things

I refuse to ever, ever

Figger out, whether I

Should, or not, I won’t.

And they’re not like

Earthquakes, floods and

Scorpions—far from me

They haunt me often

Taunting, mocking me  

In their superior sense of

Being knots, springs, and

Cables. They belong

To some higher sphere or

Plane, inviting me with a

Certain disdain (that

undercuts me) — 

So be it! I’ll let them be.

But, knots, springs, and

Cables will never, ever 

Get the better of me!