pestilence and rapture, two key elements of western civilization. what is the difference between a moth and a butterfly? coffee stained teeth catch soft whispers in the dark. as we sit, surrounded by people, frankness and penitence, the priests, cops, postmen, stockholders, school teachers, slaughterhouse workers, dishwashers, garbage truck drivers, prostitutes, strippers, and hobos, all working towards what they believe to be the common good. while we sit in our chairs, wearing nothing, clipping our toenails each fractured fragment a whole. we aren't alone anymore.