When you run out of gas
on the FDR Drive
and your hazards begin to pale
because you’ve been waiting for a tow
for what feels like forever
and the car
still in Neutral
sort of slides its way
onto the curved wall
right around the time
a speeding vehicle
ignoring the blinking lights
careens around the curve
towards your car
screeching its way forward
forward
just about to smash into
your piece of shit
out of gas
simply fucking ancient Tercel –
when that happens
don’t bother stepping between the vehicles.

It won’t help
and also
you may lose function in your legs
– like, a lot.

Theoretically.