CONTENTS Manifestation The Museum of Being Born The Museum of Being Born / 5 History of the Always Pain / 6 Passing for Red / 7 The Objectless Place, an Ether Twist / 8 History of Siblings / 9 Confusing Past with Passion / 10 Sympathy/Wisdom / 11 Allergic / 12 I Have Never Stood Outside a House Burned Down / 13 Game with Hours Galloping, a Garland / 14 Manifestation Dark, Godless Reactions After Days Not Found / 19 The Zero to Breaking / 20 The Window Painted Shut / 21 From Panama, From Ashes / 22 Infliction / 23 Recipe for the Motorcyclist's Leather Gloves / 24 Aprilia / 26 Reunion / 27 Taking Care / 28 The Conductor's Last Call Before Leaving / 29 North, with the Ingredients for Rain / 30 A Thorn in the Softest Part of the Hand / 31 What We No Longer Know / 32 (start) / 33 Manifestation Identity Narrative Identity Narrative / 37 Living Where the Halyards Can Be Heard / 38 A Thunderstorm Reminds Me of My Convictions / 39 Self-Portrait as Someone Else / 40 Instructions to a Portraitist / 43/ One Side of the Story / 42 This Is Elementary / 43 Flinch / 44 There's No Such Thing as a Typical Day / 45 Slow the Bleeding / 46 Manifestation The Last Burning Room A Summary of Roots / 51 Answering Fear As If It Were a Question / 52 Questions of Perception / 53 Roam Season / 54 Until We Have No Children / 55 Resignation / 56 The Museum of Being, Ended / 57 Azrael Speaks / 59 Miserere / 60 Acknowledgments / 62.