Number 15 Bus Route

My guidebook advises not to catch buses. Fortunately I
Ignored it. I’d climbed up towards the cemetery, which the map shows
As a Muslim, Catholic, Hindu, Parsee cemetery. Unable
To find the entrance, I grabbed the 15 bus instead. If one of
The goals of public transport is to offer a democratic
Equality (of movement), then this bus journey is the summit
Of public transport. As it veers up the chicane of Stubbs Road, the
Schumacher driver skirting the precipice, passengers soar
Above millionaire penthouses. They glide through the clouds with the
Kites. I sat on top of the double decker, at the back, bouncing
From side to side to catch the shifting view. When your guidebook tells
You to steer clear of buses, jump on the first that comes along.