Spending Money on Show and Tell
They never advertise
So you realize
That you can wait
To work it in your budget.
They’d rather you complicate
Your budget and fudge it.
But while your mentally defending
The purchase in your mind,
That wasn’t supposed to be
More than you typically
Would end up spending
On something of this kind.
They advertise that TV
Or whatever deal you see,
That’s now at a discount
And it’s only “X” amount.
And at that price, “you deserve it,”
So you might as well
Buy it and preserve it
For show and tell.
Great poem and oh how true it is.