Red light district

Red light red light,
car lights slowly
gliding up the highway:

       early hour rising
to rush (oh, we wish
we were rushing) hour
to work hours to
happy hour (we’re not
rushing, but it flies by)
to

       red light red light
in the twilight
to dinner hour to
sleep hours
to

       red light red light
in a string of stopped
lights as we inch
forward.