::: at the crossroads :::

[gnutmeg]

I've heard stories
that once there was worshipped
a hanging god
in his honour they would sacrifice
men hung from the
gallows at the crossroads
where the roads met
was a holy place
I'm lead to believe this custom
was followed many places

these days
I walk down the street
paved not dirt
but still I can't help but to notice
these funny metal constructs
gallows at the crossroads
not quite the
wooden structures of yesteryear
since now, instead of men
we hang lights

is it still an appropriate sacrifice?