Music Box Memories

I don’t remember those bad dreams driven away by you
Just the calmness you bring with your soft touch
The words you thrum but never sing
Stories of years you told me
You sit silent waiting till you can once again bring a scared child sleep
I see you dulling on the shelf
I remember all you did
You now look smaller in my grown hand
Yet not out of place
I turn your key
Feel the cogs inside come alive
Then press you against my ear
And let you tell me your story once again