[Poeta]

No Shelter Supplied​

Don't supply a bus shelter
here in Autumn Street
Must bring your own chair
to sit in cold, rain or heat

I agree, a bus running late
is certainly not a crime
Good idea to bring a chair
because it is never on time

Seems both, the bus company
and city council don't even care
Too bad if your old and frail
not one single seat anywhere

Some rude drivers tooted horns
and we did get lots of stares
As me and my old mate sat there
on our two, old plastic chairs

We slowly boarded the bus
both of us in excruciating pain
Tripped as driver took off suddenly
giving us a look of disdain

Slowly, we made it to our seats
on our faces were looks of despair
Proudly we looked back at our seats
left on footpath for others to share

Later on, we caught the bus home
and couldn't believe our bad luck
We could see our plastic chairs
going into back of a garbage truck

Seems, bus company and council
who couldn't loosen their belt
Didn't approve of two old pensioners
offering them some help

We live here, in the Lucky Country
but I find it very hard to understand
Why, in Autumn Street at bus stop
us old pensioners are expected to stand

by Stanley G Billing