The most powerful person in the United States

The most powerful person is born to a mother,

Single,

Until the ships pull into the harbor.

She is early in all things,

Especially Intelligence,

For, by her fifth birthday, 

she will know that the states who are United

Separate

She will sleep in a bed,

Far too large for herself,

And she will open presence,

From a man she does not know.

Her life will be great.

But when those ships pull into the harbor,

When those planes land on the tarmac,

for the millionth time,

She will run past the TSA for a hug,

Long overdue

And she will be the most powerful person in the United States.