Burned wanly in the spreading dawn,
Then died.
"Hello, Joe, how's the missus?"
"Fine, Bill.
Did you see the news?"
"No, what's up?"
"Something about a new bomb, K factor Of two hundred, whatever that means."
"Probably Nothing, they're always talking about new bombs, And anyway, we're not at war."
"Well, I don't know, I hear this one's something new."
"That's what they say about any new stuff. Remember the first Atom bomb?"