Not Arthur the King.

Not the TV series character.

The one that is my soul-mate,

Apart from me loving the extravagance,

and him, total frugality.

Though there are times, I’ve seen,

Him getting sunk in,

Vanilla ice cream,

Topped up with all kinds of berries!

I- really- did see with my bare eyes.

Him gulping down gallons of fizzy water-

Though it was for the ailment of his muscle aches,

He was being extravagant at times,

Just like I was.

But in his eyes,

I was always the extravagant girl,

Buying tons of vegan food,

Enough for the Army of Napoleon, …

(I’ll admit, I can’t help but smile as I type this…)

Reading 10 different book on:

Neuroscience, Anthropology and Dementia…

Whilst he was the one that reads Neuroscience in the day,

and in the evenings,

An autobiography of a man,

He literally met in the library.

Which he does not enjoy at all!

And yet I am do one that is extravagant.

Dear Sir Arthur (no, not Conan Doyle)

The Arthur that is an engineer,

Yet has an MSc on Neurosciences!

Yes you,

You are as extravagant as I am,

Maybe even more!

In the end, I am just a plain girl,

That has narrow interests in

Fashion, cosmetics and all the feminine things.

And rarely,

Ethics, philosophy, neuroscience, politics and primates.

My simplicity is nothing near your extravagance.

Last but not least….

I hope he cuts on the Vanilla Ice Cream,

and switches to something I also can nibble from!

Such as the vegan cheesecakes that the Marks and Sparks does!

Till they get them off the shelves!

–Pi the extravagant.