Apparition is defined as almost a sudden or ghostly figure. It is as if Pound is just observing his surroundings in this metro, watching the people of the metro quickly appear, walk by him, and then quickly disappear. Although Pound could be meaning this as a very literal situation in an actual metro, I think that it is meant as more of a life situation. I think Pound is referring to how quickly things in life change and how easily someone can come into or leave your life. The people walking towards him could be symbolizing the people entering his life. The people walking by him symbolize the time in which nothing is changed and everyone is still together. The people passing him are those who have left and are no longer a part of his actual life, at least nothing more than a memory. I think the usage of wet and black help show his bland mood. The wet enabling the feeling of tear shed for both the happiness when receiving a new person in your life, but then the tears eventually followed by the departure of the same people. The black reinforces this disappointment.
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