Warmth beneath the throttled car
enwoolens silence -- autodidacts motor-

mouth to pseudo-freeze of words
of pick-up destinations towards

guttural traffic stops, barely uttered,
expletives deleted, errands metered.

Exhaust of fume and breath exhales,
inhales monoxide oxygens of tail-

pipes, rotor gears of overdrive,
cranked unbrakeage of momentum rev

of HumVee, sedan, limousine, and van
of slow and hurtle autobahn

to klaxon death and transfiguration,
sudden U-turn scarf of cold midnight dawn.

Seatbelts clutch to neck-and-neck
of speed, wrap-up of vehicle of rec

to final wreck. Garage and tow mend
twist and choke of soundless come-and-gone.