Between a Bird Cage and a Bird House: Poems

Cover
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
CONTENTS
A.
America, you are so big, I feel
	What is the difference
	Light without her body,
	Stained Glass Butterflies
America, do you remember
	So much depends upon
America, what do you hide
	Sus-toss
	The Country Who No Longer Wanted Her Children
America, I visited
	Visit
	Conversation
	The Way I Pray to St. Catherine
America, you made me
	He Catches a Magic Fish
	A man and a woman in a bedroom
	Once
America, you watched me change.
	Honey, this is the scary truth.
	To the Foreign Woman Who Called Her Daughter „Скотина“ for Untying Her Shoes in the Post Office; Beaumont Branch, Lexington, KY, 4/18/2013
	Dear Numbness,
America, here is the answer to the question
	Dear One,
	There once was a woman who wanted to be a better mother
America, there will be nothing left
	Shame is a private punishment.
	I Shame, Therefore I Am
	Wasn’t it easier with less awareness?
America, I love doing stupid things
	At some point you stopped
	The entire day I loved someone.
	It’s a Great Day to Burn, the Man Said.
	Some Catastrophes Approach Slowly.
America, it’s complicated.
	Eighth Floor Balcony Ghazal
	So, You Miss Your Depression. So, You Cherish Your Loneliness.
	I don’t know
America, if your eyes are dry
	Better
	Darling,
	Everybody needs a pen
America, what you have
	You’ll be given everything, twice.
	By the end of your life, you
	You look for proof
America, if there were a rule
	The Body, the Collateral
	. . . and in the morning, we saw a moth.
America, now I know.
	We Must Be Very Careful When Using the Word Home.
	Black Stone over White Stone
America, I don’t know
	The Apple Who Wanted to Become a Pinecone
	A Dream
America, would you be a part of me
	Imagine a raw egg
	Creative Spurt
	As I’m writing this
America, I dally
	Bo from the Choctaw Nation
	What Happens to the Prophet
B.
Theorem: America is the greatest country in the world.
	Proof
	Conclusion
	Alternate Ending
	Alternate Conclusion
Acknowledgments and Notes
About the Author