Waiting

The app said five minutes
When we started waiting
But now it's saying seven more to go
The kids are asking questions
'Where is our bus Daddy?'
And I have to say 'I really don't know'

And now they're getting restless
They're not so good at waiting
Searching for sticks among the trees
But that's boring now
And the bus is back to five minutes
While they're shouting like a swarm of angry bees

More people have arrived at the stop
And we're all standing waiting
While the kids play tag in and out the crowd
It's been a quarter of an hour
Since we first arrived
And I'm getting nervous about that cloud

Almost here now
But some have given up on waiting
I'm holding the kids hands so they don't run
Here it is at last
Packed and standing room only
But it's only ten minutes until the next one