blue white green glass I

what is really up and down and
who is face to face and back again?
who has the marbles
do they bounce loud down the stairs?
is it one of those dusty old marbles you find hidden in a corner or under a bed or in a dresser of your grandma's house
where children used to play
and you hold it in the cupped wrinkles of your hand
wipe the dust away
and put it in your pocket,
and look at it when you get outside again