When I was a child,<\/p>\n
playing in the backyard<\/p>\n
the air smelled of cookies<\/p>\n
from the factory to the east<\/p>\n
I thought of tiny Keebler elves hard at work<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I never thought to ask<\/p>\n
if the elves received benefits,<\/p>\n
PTO, or if they were unionized<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I was a child then<\/p>\n
all I could smell was the sweetness<\/p>\n
of chocolate chips heavy<\/p>\n
in the muggy Virginia heat<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Until the winds shifted course,<\/p>\n
and the confectionary incense rescinded,<\/p>\n
voided by a swift, sour<\/p>\n
olfactory dissonance<\/p>\n
sweeping in, wretchedly,<\/p>\n
from the nearby landfill<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
This early lesson<\/p>\n
in impermanence<\/p>\n
demonstrated acutely<\/p>\n
that life is bittersweet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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