a mild spending spree

i go on a mild

spending

spree at the market.

i buy two pears

instead of one.

three apples,

instead of the whole bag.

i'm cutting

coupons

and saving pennies.

so maybe i'll just buy

a pint

of milk

on this trip,

maybe bologna

instead of steak,

tuna instead of Chilean

sea bass

or lobsters.

crab cakes too

can wait.

i'm going cheap on

everything,

until after the election,

and things

get back to normal,

everything that is expect

for chocolate

cake.