The poem describes a road filled with disembodied legs walking endlessly in both directions. The legs are drawn along by an inexplicable fate and senseless compulsion to keep moving without pause or destination. The narrator watches from the sidelines at first, amused by the legs unable to see or hear. However, the narrator is overcome by dizziness and doubts whether they too could become a leg detached from a body. Upon touching their own shins, the narrator's legs break free and run wildly through puddles before being regained.