Preacher Allgood

sometimes

sometimes you get by on coffee and tater tots 
sometimes you get well on whiskey and mountain oysters

sometimes the rent check bounces or the master cylinder fails
sometimes you’re flush with cash and you splurge on a night at the casino 

sometimes the pair of you squabble like cartoon all-stars  
sometimes the pair of you screw like Adderall frenzied jack-a-lopes.  
sometimes she chews on the sex toys while you fondle the pork chops 

and sometimes is a long time to live in a world that doesn’t care 
and sometimes is a hard time to live on nothing but sweat and swear words

and sometimes you look back and wonder What were we thinking
and sometimes you look ahead and mutter Holy shit – That’s gonna suck

but you never beg for mercy
you never pray for a do-over
and you never rat out your neighbors
you just lower your heads and you plow through the bullshit