The Ring

All of a sudden, it seems like I'm obsessed with it. The Ring. Capital R. I wave at my neighbor, the sun catches his wedding band. Everyone I meet-- the sales associate, customers, church attendees, etc-- my eyes graze over the hand for the quick ring check. Then the mental calculation--my empty left hand is the right on them. And without fail it seems everyone else has The Ring. The girl at the coffee shop, the
Newcomers at church, the random acquaintances. I look down at my finger and I try to imagine....The Ring. And the promise of a lifetime of love that it signifies.

-AdeDoyin