The legend reads Tear Up Your Monthly Pass,
above the photo of an Oldsmobile,
in tones of black and blue and windshield glass
within a frame of BART train stainless steel.

Is this an oxymoron for the minds
of half-awake commuters? Is this view
subliminal in stress? Or are these kinds
of desperate grabs for any revenue?

Aurora is the title for this car
that someone thought to pitch upon a train.
A business paid to advertise on mass
transit, so I’m slapped with words that jar:
A poster with preposterous refrain –
The legend reads Tear Up Your Monthly Pass.