Free Entry 2, Week 13

"Like the memory of a loved one, diamonds
last forever," says the welcome screen,
inviting me to ponder whether or not I would--
or could--wear a diamond made from a person
I intentionally pushed under dirt and grass,
never to need to see without the lights
that used to reside behind his skin.
I glance at my fingers, the two emeralds
pushing against my cornea like needles, as I
wonder what it might be like if they were
people: "This," I say, pointing to my high
school ring, "is my first husband. This"--
my college ring--"is my second husband."
Would you wear a diamond made of your loved
one's ashes? Would you make a tiara from the
bones of dead relatives, lovers, friends?
Let LifeGem do it for you, because death,
like diamonds, lasts forever.