1. Diamond Ring

Diamond Ring
My mother’s diamond ring
Witnessed everything
It was there for the spark that made me
Sharp on the hand that raised me
My mother’s diamond
Icy and silent
Was there when glass was breaking
It shook when her hand was shaking
Nights she came home late or not at all
I’d lie awake and wait for lights to rake across my wall
Diamond ring, diamond ring
Witnessed everything
Always was there, now it’s mine to wear
My mother’s diamond ring
Hard and unyielding
If it was glass it would have cracked long ago
Long ago
What remember and what I was told are not the same
I need a neutral witness, with no stake in this game
Diamond ring, diamond ring
Witnessed everything
Always was there, now it’s mine to wear
My mother’s diamond ring
Witnessed everything
It was there for the spark that woke me
Sharp on the hand that shook me
Diamond ring, diamond ring
Witnessed everything
Always was there, now mine to wear