The diamond-studded gold ring
The colourful silver toe ring
Confirms my marital life
One mythical ring encircling me
Is proof of my strife
Drawn by legendary Lakshman
Seemingly a safety measure
Symbolic, circular line
Is the ring that keeps womanhood
Like all Sitas confined
The Ring signifies sorrow
This custom I don’t follow
~Sudha Dixit
Bangalore, India