reasons why it's unsafe to run for a bus

reasons why it’s unsafe
to run for a bus

running,
pits you
bumper to bumper
with the snarl
and snap
of traffic.

running,
brings trousers
from their hip home,
down to the ankles.
unused back pockets
smiling gormless
from an oily puddle.
a draught tickling
your undercarriage.

running,
turns that pint of milk,
into a possibility of cheese.
and no one drinks tea
made with cheese.

running,
brings the pelvis to overbite,
bones jarring together,
and not in delight.

not like the stuff
we hope to do when we turn out the light.

running,
brings out the worst in the driver.
foot to the pedal,
and he’s off like a Tiananmen tank.

running,
causes the ground to slip from beneath you.

some dance their way out of this.
some fall heavy, like a tree
that has given up.
some teeter,
and it is impossible to predict
whether they will fall,
or balance.

running,
makes you look
like it actually matters
where you are going.

personally, i
consider this as very unsafe.