WILD HAIR

when i get a wild hair to straighten out my extension cords,
i feel like i’m engaging in battle with hydra,
with each knot untangled,
another one forms, a constant string of labyrinthine orange, black, and yellow
pieces of electrical conduits that hang in my garage,
mangled pieces of electrical wire that i forget about,
until i need to hang christmas lights,
or power the power washer, 
but i wish it didn’t feel like an impossible task
to make my extension cords look neat,
but i dunno, maybe i’ll buy one of those reels that keep them
nice and tidy, at least then i won’t keep tripping off my own damn negligence