this diamond ring

my only regret is that

i didn't get the ring

back.

cheating, lying,

floozy that she was.

the least she could have

done was give the ring

back once i busted her

again with her married boyfriend.

it was a beautiful diamond,

pear shaped that i 

researched and shopped

for, for months on end.

saved my nickel and dimes for.

actually there are three diamond

rings i've lost out on.

one more expensive

than the other.

why don't they return them?

that's the question.

jiminy crickets, these

women. what kind of a world

are we living in?

i'm sure they're all sitting

in a box somewhere,

insured.