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Golden Gate: Gerhard Richter, 1989, oil on photograph, 10 x 15 cm (Gerhard Richter Art)
The last bus one hour and twelve minutes late
at the bleak nearly deserted downtown stop
and when I enquire of the only person waiting
at the kiosk
whether the bus may have already gone past
He says Fuck off don't you try to talk to me
and turns his back
and high above him atop the new tower block
the giant neon lights advertising
the hotel that wasn't there the last time I looked
flash on and off
advertising the five luxury dining rooms.
Untitled (1.5.89): Gerhard Richter, 1989, oil on colour photograph, 15 x 10 cm (Gerhard Richter Art)
Beach at Land's End: photo by DaNASCAT, 4 July 2010
Golden Gate Bridge: cracks and spalling to the paintwork due to relative movements of the steel cable: photo by Tewy, 19 July 2006
Suicide prevention message, Golden Gate Bridge: photo by David Corby, 19 February 2006