Bottles

See-through wings and

Red eyed heads

Float like dust

In the light

 

Pigments leak from

Blue and green shells

Staining the alcohol yellow

 

Replace it with fresh

Drum-grade

Ethanol that chills through

Gloved fingers

Vanishes into air

Leaving a scent of

Sweetness that burns

 

Photograph

Separate by

Morphospecies and date

Assign numbers instead of names

 

Write labels in

Pencil and

Number lids with

Black ink

 

Pull legs off with

Flamed tweezers to

Send to

Sequence

 

Then, pack in

Mason jars and

Leave in a

Non-sparking fridge