Dust hugged a vague object

That lay deep inside my closet

I shivered as I touched its cover

Unaware about I’m about to discover

Gently I placed it on my laps

Suddenly, a bird’s wings flapped

As it was freed from within

It wasn’t any bird coming from Berlin

But, the memory that burst deep inside

Opening the box was so memorable

For childhood crept into my fingers cradle  

Flashbacks pierced my mind

As they flipped so quickly making me blind

The box’s belongings slowly opened their eyes

As light entered gracefully into their thighs

A marble switched on its engine

Beginning to role again

Beneath it was a paper with words scribbled

Indicating the friend that provided

Me with this lovely structure

Accompanying it with a soft texture

Red, Blue, and Yellow were the three streaks’ colors

Designing its transparent interior

I held it in my hand observing it with punctuality

Realizing the string that held me so closely

To the moments I shared with its donor

For I knew my friend for a year

Due to her leave to another country

Even though it is a simple marble many could have

Yet, it is a mark that held a memory that was saved

Whenever I hold it in my hand

In fact, it is a treasure I shall never strand

For it held a friendship once shared

Between a child and her friend

With three streaks resembling three important factors;

Friendship, Memories, and Love shared with an acquaintance