The Salary Meal

Every paycheck I go out and buy
A meal that's just for me so that I
Can easily remember just how much I
Make within a month and easily can
Splurge on extravagances now and then.
Without this I would feel the constant pain
Of financial strictures that always raise
Pecuniary interest I cannot praise
With hearty words or lauding phrase.
These meals, they remind me that
At times I can purchase easily, in fact,
A wanted manner of life that's fat.
Mostly, once a month, it's me alone
In order to my thoughts carefully hone
And take comfort in being at home.
In this solitude I realize
That life has many sets of eyes
And Time once and then only buys
A set with narrowed field of view--
Seeing nothing varied, nothing new--
Never paying head to the cue.
This meal once a month does give
A chance to fully my life live
And wide perspective on how I live.