A Badge for a Two Way Pledge
By Ashlee M
My object symbolises the biggest change in my life. A new life.
One with new twists and turns.
New faces, new friendships.
New surroundings and new ways of doing things.
But it reminds me that whatever I do now: I am an ambassador.
No one else knows that I value my badge so much.
It’s a secret seeping out into the world.
It glistens in the sun while remaining stuck to my uniform.
“Is it fun sitting on my chest all day?” I long to ask it.
I wear the talisman with pride, or does it wear me?
Clack. My talismanic object knocks against the desk.
It easily fits into the palm of my hand as I pick it up.
It used to be new, polished and scrubbed,
Now it looks like it has been handled well.
The object belongs to me and I belong to it.
This badge symbolises trust - a two way pledge.
How I am entrusted by others to look after it.
How I trust others to nurture me
