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This poem appears in Granville and Granville: 20th Anniversary Edition, Expanded & Revised.
it's seven fifty six
again
Cappelbaum is on the bus
realising
this must be a
purgatory of sorts
because he's already been
to all the better places
out the window
a man in a yellow vest
and a generator
violate the morning street
with electricity
Cappelbaum
shakes his head in disbelief
and the bus
too full today
to signify anything real
hurries
to bring Cappelbaum to the next
point
Cappelbaum closes his eyes
sits tight tugging at his
beard
straightening his trench coat
tries again and again
to catch the runaway collar
between his forefinger and thumb