Meter clicks on frozen avenue
Steam rises from the grill at two
Passenger left crumbs on vinyl seat
Night baker walks on quiet street
Yeast blooms in copper bowl tonight
Glass panes fracture silver light
Dough rises slow in humid air
Cracks spread like veins on window there
Cracked glass and rising dough
Headlights sweep the greenhouse row
Meter stops where yeast cells grow
Night bakes slow where fractures show
Fare drops coins on rubber mat
Fogged windshield blurs the habitat
Radio crackles weather report
Greenhouse glows like ember port
Cracked glass and rising dough
Headlights sweep the greenhouse row
Meter stops where yeast cells grow
Night bakes slow where fractures show
Flour fingers trace the jagged line
Steel and wood in powdered shine
Two trades meet in powdered skin
Morning breaks on tire tread thin
Oven door swings wide at five
Crust sings loud the dough alive
Glass panes hold the morning heat
Taxi tires on pavement beat
Shift ends where the greenhouse stands
Receipts like leaves in driver's hands
Baker waves with flour-coated palm
Daylight writes its final psalm
Cracked glass and rising dough
Headlights sweep the greenhouse row
Meter stops where yeast cells grow
Night bakes slow where fractures show
Cracked glass and rising dough
Headlights sweep the greenhouse row
Meter stops where yeast cells grow
Night bakes slow where fractures show
Cracked glass and rising dough
Engine cools oven door shut tight
Two trades sleep in morning light