KNOTS Kaleena Cote The clasp was strong and sturdy And it held the strand as one But over time things weaken And one day it came undone And the chain got all knotted Into bends and twists so tight So she tossed the chain aside It just wasn't worth a fight And it sat there in a box Tarnishing, collecting dust And soon it was forgotten That sterling object of lust But that necklace was special Symbolic in lots of ways So one day she picked it up And then picked at it for days First it was impossible And often she threw it down But soon the knots got looser And a grin dissolved her frown And suddenly it fell slack And the mess just disappeared Swaying like a pendulum The necklace again revered So what if it was kinked some And maybe it lost its flair It still had lots of meaning And she put it on to wear That moment she decided That she'd always conquer strife-- Always try to untangle All the knotted things in life