Shrinking Church King

A mid-century post-Baptist,
I shuddered in my reversible
marriage--sex torrid as worms.

My fishy public smile.
My ballot data arrays.
My meta-message.

O master, O nemesis,
O secret marine--we
are fated to collapse.

--Lance Newman

Evangelical America hit by gay sex scandal
All you need is cash
Report: Global fisheries in peril