So I realized it’s been long
Since I synthesised a poem of my own
Thinking of a subject this came to mind
Where buses r the object coz there was nothing else I could find!
But my bus journeys r entertaining, so this should be a good read I hope
For both me n you when we're procrastinating, so lets begin: at the bus stop
You know the feeling when a bus is coming, and you think 'Oh finally it's here!'
Just to realize that it won’t be stopping, it’s too packed- no room for us- our biggest fear
So standing in the cold in the morning, we wait for the next bus to arrive
And although '10 minutes' on the screen is flashing, its funny how everyone throws glances at the screen literally after only counting five
And when the next bus can be seen from a distance, everyone reluctantly edges forward
And a queue-ish like thing is made with some resistance as everyone's secretly chanting one 4 letter word.
Stop!...but this one also goes past whizzing, and someone tries so hard to run behind it to bang with a pole!
Though I'm getting late, I can't help but find it amusing, at how everyone's expression changes: from hope to 'what the hell!' on the whole
So now let's say we finally get on board, allow me to narrate what I've witnessed during the journey
For every time I commute there's always something to add to the record, be it about someone else or about myself, there's always something funny
I've sat next to a lady who had nothing much to say, but instead started singing aloud
And when the whole bus looked my way, I wasn't sure if I should have felt proud?!?
I've sat next to someone who slipped into deep slumber, and fell asleep in the evening traffic
And I had to wake him up which took forever, as my stop was next-what an annoyingly funny freak!
And then there was this one time when a man who was switching seats at every stop, lost his balance
And whacked me with his walking stick real hard on my leg, a rare incidence (thank god!)
And another lady who wasn’t holding the pole tight enough and this one deserves claps
For as the bus turned a corner she swung around and sat straight on a man's laps!
A friend of mine once grabbed a lady's hair in an attempt to reflexly hold the pole
And she shot us a horrible look , as if by what she'd done we were having a ball
Another friend went flying to the front with her head landing on someone’s shoulder
And someone banged his head while going to the front coz the bus jerked, and hand in hand was a toddler!
Speaking of everyone having their imbalances, I’ve had my bad days as well
Where I missed the bus step and straight on my knees I fell
Reflexly to save myself I put my hands in the air
And managed to instead push a security guard who gave me a long stare!
I didn't know what to do for as much as I was embarrassed, I had this sudden urge to laugh
But funnily no one around me found it funny enough
So I quickly apologised and headed to a seat behind
Where I could hide my face away and finish off all the laughter that I could find
But every time I tried to stop, my brain hit replay
And the whole scene would come up again, my laughter would not stay at bay
And I still manage to crack up , as I write all of this today
Bus journeys are entertaining despite all the 'delay!'
