For Tony

		You came to America twenty-six
		years ago as a student who knew
		very little English.

		You did not choose to mix
		politics with remaining in your new
		homeland. In English,

		you asked a Kentucky lady
		how much she would take
		to marry you?

		Her answer was: five thousand, laddy,
		confusing Israel and Ireland. You take
		up her offer and marry her. You

		endure the sham for five years,
		before you can legally get
		your divorce, and remain in America.

		In the court, your worst fears
      	came to pass.  You get
		nothing, she gets everything but America,

		your dream.