The nothing box

This is a nothing box.

There is nothing special about the box itself
It's just wood
Its empty . . .and not
There is something in it
You cannot see it
You cannot hold it
It has no color
It has no shape

It is sound
the sounds of my memories
maybe they are familiar to you

people react to the nothing box in the most peculiar ways

When it chirps, they are surprised
When it ticks, they hold it suspiciously
When it sounds like water, they hold to one ear like a shell at the ocean.
When it purrs, they cuddle it

There is nothing special about the box itself.
It is just wood.
It is empty . . .and not