Contents
1
How Old Are You?
Holy
Weed Whacker
The Woman in the Corner
Mother’s Day
How Far Would You Go?
A Friend Asks If I’m Comfortable Writing about My Marriage
So Easy
The Body Is a Vessel, The Body Is a Temple
Love Poem with Centrifugal Force
Mother of Happiness
2
What Is Your First Name?
Abacus in One Hand, Worry Beads in the Other
I Wanted Her to Tell Me How to Live, but She Told Me How to Drive
Stupid Bitch
All in the Family
The Words We Want
Magnifying Glass
Thanks, Rod Stewart,
Pussy, Cunt
Crack
Welcome to America
Hello, You Don’t Know Me
Heavy Cream
3
Where Are You From?
Hinges
What Do You Like about America?
After Listening to Boys Bragging
If This Were a Color. If This Were One Word.
Small Man Sonnet
The Salvation Army Wasn’t Meant for You
The No Sound
When Cars Could Not Be Trusted
I’m Shouting at the Man
Dear Sara Teasdale,
4
Who Do You Think You Are?
Welcome, Disappointment
I Try to Explain the Meaning of Life to a Friend Who Fantasizes Suicide
Tell a Happy Story
One Year After
This Marriage, I Think, Is Like Others
The Calm
Love Poem with Questions
Love Poem with Reliable Spare Tire
Thanksgiving, an Unsaid Grace
Imaginary Conversation #1 (Mother to Daughter)
Acknowledgments