Watering Schedule (North-Facing Window)

Nina knows the building by its living corners: the cactus beside the sales leaderboard, the snake plant by the stand-up calls, the orchid no one wants to throw away. Her work sounds small until the office starts revealing itself through saucer rings, sticky notes, and leaves that curl before anyone says they are tired.

[Verse 1] I'm Nina, I water the office plants I keep the green things mostly alive I carry the can from the kitchenette sink Past Finance, Legal, and Conference Five

I have a tab called watering schedule Column A says plant, column B says need Someone typed "please advise" on a sticky note And left it tucked in the ficus leaves

[Pre-Chorus] The printer says load letter tray The coffee says cleaning required I tilt the blinds a quarter inch For everything fluorescent-tired

[Chorus] North-facing window, low afternoon Recurring reminder, follow up soon If the peace lily droops by the end of the day I move it three desks from the vent in the way Please approve, please approve I am only asking for room

[Verse 2] The cactus lives by the sales leaderboard It has not reacted to Q3 The snake plant hears every stand-up call And keeps its opinions inside of green

I wipe the dust with a paper towel While someone says "just looping you in" A pothos vine in the quiet phone room Knows where the bad weeks begin

[Pre-Chorus] Facilities says keep exits clear HR says culture is care I pull the dead leaves into my palm And throw them out by the stairs

[Chorus] North-facing window, low afternoon Recurring reminder, follow up soon If the peace lily droops by the end of the day I move it three desks from the vent in the way Please approve, please approve I am only asking for room

[Bridge] The VP's orchid has not bloomed once But nobody wants it gone It sits beside her second screen Like a reason to log on

The new hire asks if plants can hear The elevator opens wide I say, "Mostly after five o'clock" When people stop trying to sound fine

[Verse 3] I know the desks that went remote By the saucer rings they left A terra cotta ghost in sun A forwarding address in the thread

So I fill my jug with filtered rain And make my Thursday round If something living made it through I write it quietly down

[Final Chorus] North-facing window, low afternoon Recurring reminder, follow up soon If the peace lily droops by the end of the day I move it three desks from the vent in the way Please approve, please approve I am only asking for room

[Outro] I'm Nina, I water the office plants I leave before the lights go blue If something living made it through the week I did my job for you