Table of Contents
Foreword Luis J. Rodriguez 7
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Little Swan 11
They Chopped Down the Tree I Used to Lie Under and Count Stars With 12
House Where Wisteria Grew 14
Free Cheese and Butter 15
Twelve Trees 16
Before the Moon Tangles Your Hair 17
The Sea Is Farther Than Thought 18
Wolf (1) 20
House of Stars 21
Tracing the Horse 22
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Late-Night Talks with Men I Think I Trust 27
Desire Is a Road 29
Primos 30
Natural History 31
Bridge Called Water 32
In the Romantic Longhand of the Night 34
Prayer for What's in Me to Finally Come Out 35
The Kind of Light I Give Off Isn't Going to Last 36
Maria 37
Lucky You 38
Horses on the Radio 39
Some Guy I Liked Who Dated Strippers 40
Where I Drown 41
Notes for White Girls 42
Songs of Escape 43
Dream Obituary 46
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Who Makes Love to Us After We Die 49
Juice 50
EI Scorpion 51
Firebird 52
Wolf (2) 53
Correspondence 54
Man of the House 55
Greenbriar Lane 56
Amiga 57
In the Starlight of an Arrest 58
Vecino Drive 59
The Playboy Lounge 60
Never Mind I'm Dead 62
La Puente 62
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Acknowledgments 65
About the Author 67
Colophon 72