the fast bus

it’s faster than a line drive off the bat of "Chico" Pinto 

shortstop out of Santo Christo Parish.

it’s faster than an 8th Street hooker ducking through

the backdoor of the inebriated Columbus Cafe.

it’s the bus which goes from one place to another place

on the expressway through time contorting the expressions

of its passengers along the way.––but

advanced age and mechanical difficulties have slowed its pace

causing concern over its longevity and city officials on the case

have arranged for its disposition to old man Rachlin's

"Museum of Various Sheet Metals" and everyone’s feeling low-down.

but maybe the time has come for the fast bus to travel the slow road

to the big lonesome way out yonder where nothing ever moves.