After 2 1/2 I Don't Know Whats... A Metaphore Attempt... and a cheat

The speaker in the poem "Broadway", by Mark Doty, is very lonely. The poem starts out describing a busy yet desolate place, underneath Grand Central Station, where only "half a dozen electric stars" remain lit. The speaker then moves on to Broadway, where the streets are lined with windows, which are filled with pretty things to buy, while the beggers huddle in the rain, asking for spare change. The speaker is overwhelmed with emotion when they meet these people and mistakes a beg for a helping hand. The speaker then hears a poem about the jewel of love, and gives up their change. The man next to him also gives up his watch. The poet, in return for the offerings offers another poem, about replinishing the jewel of love.
Because I do not know what exactly Doty's motive for writing this poem was and I am also not motivated enough to find out, I cannot say exactly what this poem is a metaphore to. However, I believe that Doty is saying that when we are alone, the shiny, expensive things will not help us through. Those "glass eyes" void of emotion cannot help us and only stare at us in the rain from the comfort of the store window. When we find ourselves helpless and alone, only other people, who might in fact be experiencing the same problem we are, can help us. The woman the speaker meets has a name, Carlotta. She has an identity; she is not just some thing in the street. She doesn't just ask for money and when she doesn't get any, she doesn't walk away in disgust. Rather, she notices one in need and offers words to console. The poet also has a name, Ezekiel. In the bible, the prophet Ezekiel prophesized the restoration of Israel. The poet Ezekiel also gives hope for the restoration of the soul, the jewel of love. Ezekiel gives hope and finishes the poem by beginning to fulfill that hope.