I track each footfall at the station
Counting steps with patient observation
Neon tubes make chlorophyll glow
Roots drink deep where diesel flow
Flashlight counts the midnight pace
Roots remember every trace
Neon fades but chlorophyll stays
Life persists in strange ways
I hear sparse bass bows low and slow
Nylon strings where wild seeds grow
Glockenspiel taps like dew on leaf
Brassica rapa finds relief
Flashlight counts the midnight pace
Roots remember every trace
Neon fades but chlorophyll stays
Life persists in strange ways
I watch the watchman check his watch
Time drips slow like sap on notch
Pinus sylvestris stands guard still
Over asphalt, oil spill
Flashlight counts the midnight pace
Roots remember every trace
Neon fades but chlorophyll stays
Life persists in strange ways
I see footsteps fade on cracked tarvia
Daucus carota claims the area
Headlights sweep then disappear
Silene blooms when coast is clear
Exhaust clouds the stomata pores
Roots crack concrete, settle scores
No chlorophyll in neon glare
But life persists in damaged air
I note dawn arrives on retail tires
Tradescantia climbs the power wires
Flashlight clicks to off position
Roots retain their quiet mission
Flashlight counts the midnight pace
Roots remember every trace
Neon fades but chlorophyll stays
Life persists in strange ways
Morning glory opens slow
Quercus drinks the diesel glow
Flashlight rests in watchman's coat
Seeds count steps on concrete throat