Indulge

My underwears are holy 
5 years old and threadbare

I spend not much on grooming
Just razors for a shave

My soap is free and I save
On water, you know

I eat a hearty meal a day
And don't do grocery shopping

Occasionally, I'll buy a book
Or five, usually second hand

That's if I'm in an op shop
Spying out the land

My jeans and shirts are 8 years old
Or 10 or 11 or 27

I use vinegar to clean the home
I don't do Internet or television

Nor buy gadgets or subscribe to anything
Other than a historical quarterly

Sure, I splurged today on gardening supplies
But I don't believe it was all that naughty

Cut me some slack, I don't pamper myself too much

If I don't grant this sorry soul some TLC here and there
Then who else'll be there

And so, amidst years that fly by too fast
There shall be such moments I dare