“Some Thoughts on Building The Atom Bomb” by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

A poem by Gabrielle Calvocoressi appears in Lit Hub:

Some Thoughts on Building The Atom Bomb

I would not have been great at it.
Firstly, I was terrible at science.
I got as far as slicing the frog’s abdomen
open. Then I made an excuse
and walked the halls till the bell rang.

I know what you’re thinking.

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