Table of Contents
Jordan Convinced Me That Pads Are Disgusting 3
Ode to Elise in Eighth Grade Health Class 4
The First Shave 6
Bubblegum or Bruise 8
Like Us 10
Liberty 12
Port of Spain, 2002 15
The Only Thing I Brought From America 17
Dry Season, 2003 20
Backpedal 23
The Autocross 24
Fourth Week of Two-A-Days in July 25
The Summer of 2008 at Altura Park 27
Manic Pixie Dream Girl Says 30
The Anthem I Have Sung 33
Ode to the Wedding Dresses in Goodwill 34
What Sex Becomes 35
The Ritual 36
The Scholar 37
Ode to the Word Pussy 38
Ode to My Period Underwear 40
Alternate Universe in Which I Am Unfazed by the Men Who Do Not Love Me 42
Ode to My Bitch Face 43
Ode to the Women on Long Island 45
Acknowledgements 49