The Object

This object hangs over me like a chandelier hangs from a mansion's ceiling. It represents years of victory and defeat, but still holds its emblem high in the air. At one end, where it would usually be handled, it is thin, rounded, and lacks a finish. Further down the shaft, this piece turns into a laminate finish is of a smooth, grippy feel. Moving down its length, it becomes thicker. It extends outward, proud to show Pomfret's red and black. It sits up on its perch towering over its students. Small rusted nuts and roughened ball bearings show the lack of use in years. Despite its natural material, its smell proves it age, and its use over the years. Its darkened color shows beyond doubt that this once carried Pomfret to victory over its rivals.  Once a technological advancement in its day, it sits as a retired piece of art on a wall, with the names of those who once used it scribed into the reds and blacks.