Let’s Just Buy It

There's something strange
about the stress in my head
which away
as if tied
to the cash
in my hand

I know
logically
that I don't need this
handmade mug
or cool bag
or funny shirt

And I know that now
I will need to write more
to be paid,
to make up
for the purchases
of impulse
I made at 10 p.m.
or 3 a.m.
the night before
or the morning of

Because midterms
not being mid
term
have thrown me
for a loop
which is fine
now that I can snuggle
in my brand new blanket