The Ring

Here is my ring for you
Yes, it’s a bit small
I had small fingers when I was young
Put it on your second finger
Just there, it will stick a little
Here, take it off for me
I’ll bend it and shape it to fit your skin
Look at the amethyst,
See this scar on the left face?
Yes, the faces are each little surface, see?
Look at the scar, what do you think it’s from?
Your grandfather made me this ring,
He was an apprentice with the jeweler, did you know?
Your mother never tells you anything.
What do you think this scar is from?
I wore this ring to the Duchess’s palace,
That was when it happened. 
She told me that the cut was out of stile, 
I never wore it over my gloves again,
It was always hidden on my dirty finger when I worked the mines.
I worked in the mines, did you know?
At least they tell you something.
Look at this scar,
See the curve as it cuts across the face?
The faces are these little surfaces, did I tell you?
Well, I was having a drink with the general’s wife,
She always had the best reds, you know
The Duchess, not the General’s wife!
She told me to try the cocktail steak at dinner,
Suggested it particularly for me
I always had a delicate appetite, did you know?
You have it too, from me.
Look at this scar, 
Would you believe that the knife could cut across the face like that?
Do you know what a face is?
Good, they teach you well these days.
These days I barely remember how it happened
It seemed to be always there,
But the knife cut the amethyst on my finger, 
It slipped as I was trying to cut the cocktail stake.
Yes, it really did!
Now, get your pliers,
I’ll bend the ring for you, just like this
Oi, these are your pliers?
They look like they’ve been through a hurricane in a washing machine
What do they teach you these days?
Here, try this.
Of course it fits.
I worked in a jewelry shop once, did you know? 
It’s how I met your grandfather.
Oi, what are they teaching you these days?