Mikaela Castledine #46 Ominous Omnibus

we climb aboard at our respective stops

and all sit

on the left hand side of the bus

(the regulars automatically

the one time catchers

after a small hesitation)

on the right hand side

the sun will pool for three quarters of the journey

and despite the aircon tearing through

it will be uncomfortably warm

the bus rattling down the hill at a great rate

makes me think of the tight corners it might tip into

with our collective weight unbalanced

architects of our own demise

scrambling to right ourselves

everything about buses

seems absurd

according to the news

14 buses

have caught alight

in the last eight years

flames emerging from the rear

engine compartment like a cartoon getaway

but no one has been hurt

so with luck we also

will survive

arriving at our destination

untumbled