Cappelbaum Builds a Bomb
it's late
Cappelbaum reaches
into the past and holds open
that door what
will his young self make
will his hand reach
for the bone brush
or will a flower
break its ground
spring at his feet
no
Cappelbaum can make anything
so he builds a bomb
here at the top
he will hang a bulb
to eliminate the proceedings
(later he'll wire it
in to the device
there he'll place
the delicate
time mechanism
so
everything is accounted for
the fuse
the detonator
here Cappelbaum weaves
into the wires red
and green
1. death of a salesman
2. mystery whim
3. yellow caps (cups
4. terminatrix in red pumps
5. a late start
and
for good measure
of pleasure
in
tangles Cappelbaum
his beating heart
oh how it blacks
how it blues
BUM
BUM
BUM
then
Cappelbaum
resolute and
steadfast
keys in the code
to prevent the blast
the
year ninety three
Cappelbaum holds his
coat tight
heads for the bus
where he
breathes ever quicker
a fever brewing
slow and cautious
a man leaves
a man approaches
a
secret figure
speaks of measures
artaud whispers in
Cappelbaum's ear
they will torture you
my friend
Cappelbaum turns
Cappelbaum shouts
a man screaming
is not
a dancing bear
it
all goes terribly red
and then
terribly white
Cappelbaum
thinks
goodbye pork pie hat
lubricate clean
and prevent rust
and a dog mangy and pure
bathing in dust