Let's fight the fash.

and venture capitalism , a medulla oblongata rhyming 
each mouth and eye to the arrogant grasping of hands , is 
anything but natural . here , the crush of one thing 
onto the other . a totalitarian wind blowing from the east

Despite this midlife mustache,
and this momentary smirk,
and this signature laugh,
and these less-than-perfect teeth
which will never have the gleam of
Broadway or the shine of Hollywood

The pastor started talking about how unconstrained lust and sexual desire could break down marriages and families, but also break down a person and how they perceived their relationship with God.

Tell the refugee on the bench your father taught you to count
by birds on the wires. Numbers used to mean
who came home; now they mean which beds remain.
He teaches me his word for rain: three vowels, one bruise.