Taco Bell

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I went to Taco Bell to get something
cheap, but my lunch turned out to be ten bucks,
which was much more than I planned on spending.
The restaurant tab is always in flux

as I add or take away from my list
of things I want to order: eight tacos
and a Pepsi is what my bill consists
of. It adds up to ten bucks and it goes

to show you that cheap things add up to more
than you originally planned to spend,
and this has happened many times before
where I blow the cash on which I depend.

But they were only a dollar a piece,
they added up to a ten dollar feast.

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"Taco Bell" by Kenneth Larot Yamat

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