The Headphone Thing.

I have this little theory,
There's a Thing inside my purse,
And when this Thing gets hungry,
To my headphones it goes first.

I never understood before-
How the wires get such a mess,
But since I've had this revelation,
I've realised it's a test.

It tangles up my headphones,
So when I reach inside:
I see my messed up earbuds,
And then the Thing, it hides.

For if it didn't hide at all,
I'd catch it at its game,
And then, I guess, the Thing'd be sad,
Because things would have to change.

The strange thing is,
My friend has one,
A Thing all all of her own.
These Things they seem to multiply,
And catch your bag when it's on its own.

So beware, I warn,
The Thing's at large,
And it really is a pest...
There is no way to catch it,
Even at your best.