Metal Slinky

solid aluminum
once an example
of physical linear perfection.
it could walk
and wave
and if you listened real close
maybe talk.
entertainment for day
a tangle here
a tangle there
no big deal
all knots can be undone
until that one
and try as you might
it only gets worse
maybe push you so far
as to curse.
maybe twice
or thrice....
but all to no avail
it's just a tangled mess
a choatic form
of its former self.
and you look at its place
on your shelf
and back it goes
with pleasent memories
of those entertaining days
cause even though
it's not the same
you never forget good times,
in hopes they'll come again.
you can't throw away
the things that hold
a special place in your heart.