News Bulletins

Too often we overlook the poetry of
everyday events. So it was with great
satisfaction I saw the local paper reported
that “State Police are continuing to
investigate the theft of an Employee of the
Month sign from the local Walmart.”

Certainly the irony of this news story must
be appreciate on many levels, not the least
of which is the local crime rate allows for
the reporting of what to most of us seems a
trivial infraction within the justice system.

That’s not to say that the current employee
of the month is not affected in ways we can
only imagine, after all his parking space is
up for grabs. Thankfully his name will be on
the plaque in the break room.

The suspect was described by store
employees as a white male. So we can only
guess this crime was committed brazenly in
front of witness will little regard to stealth,
no doubt a crime of passion.

We can only guess that the thief felt he was
entitled to the award or he thought the
recipient was not. Or perhaps it was a Green
Peace advocate striking back at the monster
for exploiting children making ribbons in
China and that the employee of the month
was the criminal of the month.

And therein lies the poetic beauty of this
story, we can imagine anything and
everything. Will the giant corporate
newsletter report the incident or cover it up
in an attempt to shield its employees from
the dark side of being the employee of the
month?

Or perhaps this is the beginning of the
revolution, the first crack in the armor and
proof that rolling back prices has its limits
when confronted with an everyday David’s
sling and stone.

I suspect however the truth will reveal some
young man sound asleep with the sign above
his bed, dreaming of not being disappointed
living in a place where giants are still
vulnerable and the news so gentle.

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