“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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