intersection

rows of streetlights shadowy and dim
pinching the night sky
underneath
the drone
of dark cars
congregating around a stoplight
shivering
boxes
smoking
cages
waiting
stalled
argonauts oaring in turn
all
waiting
figures
blinking
clocks
turning
arranging the flash lights
of warm color
of tone, overhead
that intersects and occupies
a bottomless pit at the base of a great pyramid