Old card ink is turning gray
Tokyo rain washes the day
Sallow leaves in a plastic pot
Holding on to a tiny spot
Scent of damp loam on the street
Electric buzz and clicking beat
Syllables snap in the humid air
Static tension everywhere
Midnight Primrose in the glow
Where the salty river winds flow
Bright magenta on a faded page
Breaking out of a metal cage
Monstera vines climb up the wall
Watching all the commuters fall
Latin names for a lonely state
Patience is a heavy weight
Scent of damp loam on the street
Electric buzz and clicking beat
Syllables snap in the humid air
Static tension everywhere
Midnight Primrose in the glow
Where the salty river winds flow
Bright magenta on a faded page
Breaking out of a metal cage
Ophiopogon in the crack
Bringing all the green colors back
I talk to roots in the cold black mud
Waiting for the first winter bud
Root system deep in the concrete floor
I don't want to hide anymore
Pruning the dead wood away from the stem
Finding a spark like a hidden gem
Midnight Primrose in the glow
Where the salty river winds flow
Bright magenta on a faded page
Breaking out of a metal cage
Cardboard edges start to curl
In the middle of a city swirl
Chlorophyll breathes in the midnight blue
Making everything feel brand new
Midnight Primrose in the glow
Where the salty river winds flow
Bright magenta on a faded page
Breaking out of a metal cage
Just a seed in the rain. Midnight Primrose.
(Sharp stop)
