See You in Cuba
A Poem By Alison Bodine
See you in Cuba
5 heroes returned
10 years, 1 decade
Denied embrace, or kiss
Weddings and funerals
Celebration, triumph
Still given to so many
Hope for Justice
Undeniable strength and determination
A promise of return
By circumstance I counted tens of thousands of signatures
Demanding your freedom
From 78 Countries
Mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers, humans
Different colors of paper, different sizes
Decorated with personal notes
Or filled with governmental identification numbers
The White House may never accept
Their true legitimacy
But we will
Because you said that even if there was one person
Fighting for your freedom from the outside
You would fight from within
Pounding pavement
In front of US Federal Courts
Or other symbols of US Imperialism
Demanding in so many languages
Justice
Freedom
For our 5 brothers
We wage this battle together
See you in Cuba
5 heroes returned
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