Liable to Be Look-Alikes

" Liable to Be Look-Alikes "

by Suzán Jiván

Performed on YouTube
as, " Pandemic Potential "

Pandemic potential
as tested in ferrets
with major consequences
like lethal weapons
with up to 50% of infection
ending in influenza death
like bio-terror
with or without intent
in controlled experiments
along a long-lost stretch
knitted together
reconnected again and again
self-propelled by conflicting agendas
viral in essence as a deft epidemic
Requiring thousands of hours
of the justly proud
in heritage councils
for the rare inhabitants
of branded skippers
on a larval host plant
neither too wet
nor too dry
within the confines
of small vials
in avoidance
of parasites
as opposed
to butterflies
nearing full size
under natural light
From the primary
blowpipe
oxidizing
and appearing
to rise
from argentine
difficult
to recognize
on platinum wire
near the beginning
of mining
while testing for silver
then applying as serpentine
and liable to be look-alikes...