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enjoy this writing from Ted Jackinsn in the Scars free 2013 PDF file chapbook: when the World was Black and White    (click on the front cover image or the title text to download the free PDF file)				You can also order this as a 2013 6" x 9" perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book! Click on the cover spread for the book when the World was Black and White

Fountains of Misfortune

Ted Jackins

Melt these mountains
of city blocks downwards,
on and on they go,
cold and endless,
and then swallow
the spent embers from
where the smoke
builds palaces
in the clouds
as pathways begin
to circle your mouth
and mind,
forming roads of social
injustice and indulgence
in an overdose of
bitter conversation starters
as a kind of cover letter
to introduce any stray
survivors to the new
world order.
Cast aside any doubts
and consume this serum
in a single dose,
anymore and your mind
couldn’t take it,
it’d begin battling
itself until it completely
crumbled lifelessly
into the sea
that was once a sidewalk,
all at once forcing you
to finally open your eyes
to all the tiny details
which are now exposed
to the harsh yet pure
elements of truth:
there is no beauty
without a hint
of destruction.

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