I stand rooted in cracked concrete skin
Counting metal seeds rolling in
Diner glow starts photosynthesis
Neon chloroplasts drink the night within
Asphalt photosynthesis light on steel
I tally roots on a spinning wheel
No soil here just tar and paint
But green grows in the fluorescent faint
Headlights bloom like Epilobium flowers
Brief pink petals in the wee small hours
I take their coin a nutrient exchange
Record the weight the distance the range
Asphalt photosynthesis light on steel
I tally roots on a spinning wheel
No soil here just tar and paint
But green grows in the fluorescent faint
A trucker yawns a dormant bud
Wakes on coffee steaming mud
My arm lifts up a tropic response
Guiding shoots toward a final chance
Xylem pipes beneath the frost
Carry stories not water lost
Modular blips count the passing days
While thale cress counts the solar rays
Booth glass reflects the vinyl seat
Where waitress wipes a sticky sweet
My mycorrhiza the wire mesh deep
Connects the dreams of those who sleep
Asphalt photosynthesis light on steel
I tally roots on a spinning wheel
No soil here just tar and paint
But green grows in the fluorescent faint
Horizon bleeds a chlorophyll green
The longest night I have ever seen
Coins turn to dew on my metal tongue
A new generation's song is sung
Asphalt photosynthesis light on steel
I tally roots on a spinning wheel
No soil here just tar and paint
But green grows in the fluorescent faint
Asphalt photosynthesis light on steel
I tally roots on a spinning wheel
Roots hold tight in concrete ground
Silent count no spoken sound
