purple elephant cup,
rock from the office
alien planet magnet,
crystals, here before us

amongst my life,
I find these things,
wherever I dare go
when I'm in strife,
their memory clings,
not really just for show

leftover lego pieces,
skirt from Vanuatu
worked-on wooden box,
trinkets, I bought two

deep and hidden,
they hide away,
pretend to disappear
history unwritten,
hard to convey,
a lifelong souvenir