Right on Red

This woman
this old woman,
She's driving in front of me.
I'm behind her in my car.
We both slide into the right lane,
to turn,
to turn towards something.
The light is red,
And dammit, she can turn.
There's still a distance between her
And the next car,
but she's cautious,
and she doesn't.
Life is like that.
Sometimes people won't turn,
even when it's safe,
and then you're stuck at
a red light
and it takes you a little longer
to reach whatever you were turning towards.