honky tonk (part two)/loving you is as automatic as breathing

i.

to hell and back

ii.

in or out
up or down
live or die
smile or cry
gasp or sigh
black or white
day or night
hello, goodbye

iii.

stars and stripes

iv.

wet wipes

v.

before gettin' undressed for bed
i remove each halo, carefully,
with caution extreme,
from my head

then proceed

to feel empty

vi.

singin' along with my microphone
off

vii.

vegan who eats pussy and honey
and wears leather on my body
and feet

viii.

feeling incomplete. knowing
that you can't complete me

i wish you didn't drink-

i do not mind that you
are sort of stinky

ix.

loving you is as automatic as
breathing

in the fumes we've been
running on for weeks

i've needed sleep

seems to keep
evading me

just like your love,
your heart

currently belongs to me-

make no mistakes, darling

he's just holding
it till my hands
are free

ain't the same thing
as cheap

wine plus roll-your-own cigarettes
plus you and me with nothing
on but honky tonk equals

a promise i'm gonna keep

on waiting, keep
on wishing

on them falling stars

any day now i'll be
back in your arms

and he can go get
gone or go get lost

in a sea of everybody else

means next to nothing
when you're next to me

and

as long as you're with me/
right where you should be

ain't nothing or nobody
ever gonna hurt you

baby

ain't it neat when what we
want is synonymous with
what we need?