9/25/10

New Owner Lease, Abandoned
By Christina Rodriguez


Do you realize it's no longer mine?
I lost my heartbeat and it lives
under your eyelids, ignored like a stray
lash fallen on your cheek.


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Christina Rodriguez wouldn't know a career choice if it hit her on the head with a wad of cash and health benefits. Living in Queens, New York in an attic with her mother as a recent college graduate, her days are filled with job hunting while her nights are filled with poetry and margaritas.