Bracelet (rev 1.001 Akira)

[Tiger the Lion]

Hey Dale. I love poems of this length. This one works. A few thoughts:

Bracelet
 
I wore it 'til it broke. Strong opening line. Connects to the title immediately. 
His name escapes my mind A little clumsy forced slant rhyme here IMO. And I'm not sure you even intended it. I feel like "my mind" should just be "me" and "of time" should be struck. Sorry to be overly specific but I couldn't explain otherwise. 
over these forty years of time,
but I know that probably don't need "that"
he never made it back.
I kept the pieces in a box
with other tokens and relics
—until they were also lost. last line is generic and sad. Strong finish.
 
erthona
 
©2016

Enjoyed this one Dale. The tweaks I mention are likely just taste.
Paul