Red-light Crows

Sitting in traffic
That seemed to be moving
Inch by inch
Plastic covered bumpers
Facing 
Plastic covered bumpers
Something caught my eye
My eye caught something
In the sky
Above me
Crows flying back and forth
From the dumpster of a seafood restaurant
To the red-light above
Perched on the long iron arm
They sat waiting
In all of their cleverness
These birds were carrying
Unopened clams
From the rotting trash
To the intersection of cars
Dropping these shellfish
From their scissor-like beaks
These c...