After 55 long years
of Cubans being subjected
to America's golden age
in vehicle craftsmanship
(lovingly and proudly
sacrificing safety
for awesomeness)
Obama has finally declared
that the two countries
will resume diplomatic relations.
And apparently Pope Francis
had something to do with it
when he was part of 18 months
of mostly Canadian-led
secret talks
and then hosted a meeting
at the Vatican
with President Obama
and President Raul Castro
where they agreed
in a phone call
to put aside their differences
(after all
communism and capitalism
are just like
the two pieces of bread
lovingly smushed together
to encompass an overflowing Cuban sandwich
with ham
roasted pork
Swiss cheese
pickles and mustard).
So a pretty nice
78th birthday present
for the Pope
(along with establishing
a bright and shiny
new child abuse panel)
and as for the President
well at least
Congress isn't in session
(on second thought
that is a pretty big deal).
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
