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during the AP chemistry final


she taps her pencil

like a Geiger counter, beating

rapidly toward radioactive waste,

counting the seconds since

a thermonuclear apocalypse - 

after all, this is

our judgement day.

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Ainm

A reader and a writer, a musician and an athlete, a scientist and an advocate, an explorer and a problem solver.Check out some of my other work on http://www.cicadamag.com/theslam, where I periodically post original microfiction and poetry.

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