Parking Lot Dance

We each place an arm
across the backs
of our passenger seats.

In perfect unison
we glide backwards
out of our places
and into the aisle
between the others.

Headlights mirror headlights
as we pause face to face
slide the gear shift into first
and rotate slowly

a graceful promenade
with small pliés
and gentle accelerations

passing each other
into the opposite directions
of the rest of our nights.