somewhere (as you read this)

a young person who has been slaving away in a diamond mine

loses their hand on the chopping block,

or perhaps their whole arm is mauled off in front of others

to make a point that

those who are poor should not attempt to take from the

rich

&

far away (maybe not too far away)

a young couple who’s been together 6 months or so

get married in a quick thrown together ceremony to

celebrate their enduring love

with the diamond responsible for the loss of a hand, an arm or a life

sticking out from the young woman’s finger

to symbolize her proper & acceptable behavior,

in the eyes of society &

in the eyes of “god”---

while the two are seen as mutual possessions of one another now,

in two months,

while at each other’s throats, they decide to bail the whole thing,

having made such a rash decision &

the ring gets hawked for a percentage of its original value---

if only it was so simple to get a hand, an arm or a life back.