Somewhere

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.