Extravagance is defined as delivery pizza on Friday
instead of one from a grocery box
She has a practical car, and sensible clothes
working within a budget,
flying under the radar
Her pantry is filled with generic groceries
off brand peanut butter and white bread
Some nights she sits on her twice upholstered couch
flipping through catalogs, dreaming of silk
but they are just dreams
She knows better than to expect more and
has learned it's safer to expect less
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