040510l Born To Serve Poem by Manonton Dalan

an inner tube floating off florida
eleven years ago came undone
tag of war between relatives
who owns elian; nobody budge
except immigration step-in
fully arm to snatch and deliver

now that kid is now sixteen
his dad is elected to higher ups
from restaurant to government job
dec 07 is also cuba's celebration
that's his birthday; could be next
president; he will come by plane


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read your yahoo news about elian
gonzalez now fledge communist.
his dad elected to parliament from
restaurant employee, eleven years
ago and still holding that office.