Sweets by definition are sweet
Desirable, decadent even
Yet over the last twenty years
Many have sought to reduce sugar in foods
Included in this onslaught are fat grams
But this microcosm of public discourse
Defines our political juggernaut
Just as for two hundred years
No one seemed to notice the great divide in American politics
Yet the disparities in political thought mirrors
The varying tastes in doughnuts
This very morning at Plehn’s bakery
An old codger within five years of me give or take
Was getting into his Chevy Equinox
As I was exiting my Toyota Highlander
Noticing his treasure firmly in his grasp
I had to mediation ‘well you’ve done your job’
To which he replied, ‘Grandchildren you know
Ah so true, I said
He added, ‘but they only want specific types,
One plain chocolate pull apart, one sprinkle and one plain’
Yes, mine are the same and you can’t get them to try something different
But they keep us going, I replied
’Well, he concluded, I hope so!’
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