Necklace

It hangs around my neck
Priceless and gold
Shimmering in the moonlight
And glinting against the sun

Passed down through generations
Family through family
From my uncle Nevil
Who has now passed

Held by my grandmother
Who is now in hospital
Waiting until I turned 14
To give me this gift of life

Keeping it especially for me
Because we were always close
Waiting for me to understand why I have it
Trying to understand why she picked me?

Laying in its fortress of solitude
Old but not that old
And it is now mine
It is now the most valuable thing in my life