Thanks for the thoughtful response, Roger!
You're absolutely right - the poem doesn't go anywhere, nor is it a grand metaphor for anything. It's just a driver observing the behavior of the driver directly behind. I'm okay with that.
On the other hand, I could offer explanations here for (most of) your in-line comments, but that was the poem's job. The fact that an experienced reader like yourself can't picture what I intended means that my writing is not as accessible as I need to be. I appreciate that criticism!
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