Table of Contents
Now They Would Behave 11
Ruby Throated 14
Things to Do While Listening to Your Brother on the Phone 18
Maps 20
Radioactive 23
It Grew to a Certain Size 25
National Treasure 29
Plight Helmet 31
Nightshade 32
Baby Dreams 34
Yes vs. No 37
Fat Girl Lament 40
The Girl and the Fox Pirate 42
Sexpot Mermaid 45
Young Blood 48
Our Grief is a Receipt of Our Love 51
Cheerleader 53
Give Me Your Hand and I Will Pull You Up 56
Wedding Season 59
I See the Way Your Eyes Follow Me at Target 61
Underwater 62
The Motherhood Gig 65
The Wolves Within 70
A Tender Place 72
Predator Swamping 75
Old Growth Forests 78
XOXO 80
Foot Licking Bandit 83
Pineapple Pattern Cut-Out Swimsuit, Girl's Size 7 85
Narcissus and the Beaver 87
Tests of Agility 89
New Wavelengths 92
Hey Honey, You Can Play My Flute Anytime 94
The Luster of Minerals 97
Acknowledgements 100