Sentimental season

What’s one thing you own that holds deep sentimental value?

Do sentiments rule you or
Do you rule sentiment as
If it were a bronco you
Had to bust, with a rough
Pull on the reigns?

Is being sentimental a plus
Or a minus, a character
Trait or a fault you have
To force in line?

Is sentiment the added
Value you crave, is it what
Makes you nostalgic for
The past, or does it need
Suppressing?

Tears and a lump in your
Throat. Real not a cheap
Sentimentality, not your
Eyes swelling at the end of
A rom-com, a happy ending.

Your sentiments are deeper.
They are how you care.