I tend the Monstera in the bay
While metal walls turn a sterile gray
I check the p
H in the heavy loam
This orbit station is my only home
Calico eyes in the hangar glare
Watching the void with a steady stare
Tricolored fur on the cold steel floor
Guarding the seal of the airlock door
He stalks the pipes of the coolant line
While the Solanum begins to twine
I prune the leaves of the Ficus tree
He watches stars that I cannot see
The pump is humming a steady beat
He feels the rhythm beneath his feet
I mix the peat with a steady hand
Far from the touch of the native land
Calico eyes in the hangar glare
Watching the void with a steady stare
Tricolored fur on the cold steel floor
Guarding the seal of the airlock door
Syllables rush like a river fast
Holding a hope that the oxygen lasts
Root systems cling to the plastic pot
Fighting for life in a frozen spot
The alarm screams out in a sudden ring
The metal plates start to shake and swing
He leaps the gap to the control desk
A sudden movement, a wild grotesque
Calico eyes in the hangar glare
Watching the void with a steady stare
Tricolored fur on the cold steel floor
Guarding the seal of the airlock door
Keep the watch, keep the watch!
Root and claw, root and claw!
Stay awake!
