shutter speed

his liver is failing eighth grade algebra,
he lathers his acumen, foams the beer
     around circumference of the pint glass

carbon print photographs, potassium dichromate,
carbon footprint captured in crystalline structure 
     of loose cherry JELL-O powder

blood gelatin floods phosphor-lined tubes
a flash–
     color temperature folds in electron holes 
     moths phototaxi toward the vacancies

a beaker rests on a hot plate, 5000K
adipic acid arcs into horizon daylight,
     tension and pull form a sunny meniscus

dipole-dipole interactions see-saw,
     the fulcrum flips the molecule

stacks of benzene pages
π-π  interactions stabilize parallel lines
     hydrogen bonds tether and twist 
     his spiral binding 

overexposed characteristic curves,
red safelight blurs JELL-O shots

tap lever dispenses dilute acetic acid,
     the negatives slip under a pint of stop bath