Ground Burst Near Orlando (1998)
Air Burst Over Palm Springs (1998)
Underwater Test Off Key West (1998)
Underground Test at Destin (1998)
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Ellen Ripley, Aliens
Good advice. Considering the aliens among us -- like Foley and Harris -- Florida becoming a radioactive residue looks pretty good. An added plus: all the sandy beaches transform into glass.
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….What You Wish For
1. The Affected Women
They bruise easily. Pin-pricks bleed
all along their legs and thighs;
they writhe in fever, coughing up
phlegm contaminated by liver
radiation, groaning for water.
2. Women in the Well
Jaw bones become soft, raw gums
so porous, that a kiss festers with bacteria,
and teeth fall out. Restlessly anemic,
radioactive bones leave photographic
stains on the dark room paper.
3. Women Dial Painters
The skeletal spine easily fractures
into bone cancer of the knee, foot,
rib-cage, or eye socket. Radon gas
collects soft tissues in the head, releasing
alpha particles for two thousand years.
4. Their Children
The closer to the bomb, the smaller
the baby's head. With visible skin
damage and less hair, they convulse
in their mothers' arms.
vomiting back the breast milk.
[Disposable Poem October 20, 2006]
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