Sense Sonnet - Pumper

Elian

Two nations tugging your young life,
Cuba and the U.S. of A.
Your Mom, no longer your Dad's wife,
Was dead, no longer with a say.
There was no evidence to show
Why you should not go back to Dad.
But back meant Cuba and Castro.
That opened up old wounds real bad.
For months you were a public pawn
For ideologies to use.
The tug-o-war dragged on and on,
And dragged you through the front page news.

In time and place, may you enjoy
Being an ordinary boy.