An indigent poet is forced out of his rent-controlled, basement tenaments in San Francisco and is driven to the far East Bay. However, he still occupies both the urban and suburban worlds, taking trains back and forth between San Francisco and Contra Costa. Typically mood-disordered, the poet experiences states of inappropriate elation and castastrophizing depression. All of these factors add a substantial amount of spice to the work. The poetry is of the plain-language / confessional-rant style, and so it is very user-friendly to people not trained in poetry interpretation.