21.1: ROBO

Scott Thouard: Pavlov's Parasite

EcoBot II primed
with faecal boasts

a hanger of appetite
flies typecast

as Pavlov's parasites
with poor regard

leaving sucrose laden widows
to buzz inconsolable

a misshapen chador.

Note: EcoBot II is a robotics project where English scientists have developed a stand-alone robot that will be able to self-generate its own power source from eating flies. The effectiveness of electron release from the sugar content of the digested flies is currently under the research spotlight.