Never Quite The Same

nice and neat

perfectly wound

spring in my step

energy abounds

i slink down the stairs

and stretch out far

make fun noises

i am a star

i love to play

i don't care how

i snap right back

at least 'til now

life has taken

a funny turn

i'm twisted and tangled

and a bit concerned

i've lost my shape

i can't spring back

my mind is slipping

fear i will crack

i am stretched

and out of shape

need some love

perhaps some tape

along the way

i've been off track

there are things

i can't take back

i take some time

unwind the knots

cleanse my heart

wipe out the spots

now i know

it's not a game

and i will never

be quite the same

Alexandra thinks that her GG is magic and can fix anything.   Oh how I wish it were true.  When she handed me the tangled slinky and said "fix it, GG, fix it", I tried.  I was able to get the tangles out.  But, the slinky certainly did not look the same.

As we walk our life's path we should remember the slinky.  You can stretch it and pull it.  You can walk it down the stairs.  But when it gets tangled, it will never be the same.  We allow things to get us all tied in knots, we make questionable choices, we don't pay attention to where our life is headed.  All of these things can tangle our hearts and our souls.  As a result, we are never quite the same.

So as you walk through your day, consider the slinky.

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