A life time

I remember the day you picked me out,  
A shimmer on your wrist, young and proud.  
The world was bright; you were full of dreams,  
With laughter and plans bursting at the seams.  

I clinked by your side on busy days,  
Through friendships made and winding hallways.  
Exams at dawn, you’d twirl me ‘round,  
Each worry soft as my metal sound.  

I was there when your heart first broke,  
When words were hard, when tears bespoke.  
Through every twist, through love and ache,  
A silent friend, for your own sake.  

Over time, I grew worn and bent,  
Each scratch a mark of the places we went.  
Now, in a drawer, quiet I lay,  
But in memories close, I forever stay.