Oppenheimer's Dilemma
Damned if you do; damned if you don't
Lurid mushrooms bloom
Man skywriting his demise:
“Nuclear Winter”
About the Creator
N.J. Gallegos
Howdy! I’m an horror-loving ER doc/author. Voted most witty in high school so I’m like, super funny. Author of The Broken Heart and The Fatal Mind! Follow me on Twitter @DrSpooky_ER.
Check me out: https://njgallegos.com
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Comments (21)
As always, this is well crafted and makes me think. Nice work, Doc!
The words and picture are so intense.
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Back to say congratulations on placing third for Most Popular Story on this week's leaderboard with this amazing piece.
Excellent haiku
Did you ever see the film 'Threads'? It is a perfect counterpoint to your haiku.
well done
Amazing one
Great haiku for the prompt! Congratulations, too, on Top Story recognition!
Excellent 💖
Great one for the challenge! I also was elected wittiest in high school! It was a way to dodge anyone getting to know me. Poetry and writing is much more revealing!
Nice work! Congrats on TS!
Mushrooms should only be found at ground level. Great haiku.
Congratulations!
The sub-title says it all. Really thoughtful piece. Congrats on TS :)
Congrats on top story.
I love this! It's so eerie and true. Congrats on the Top Story! 🎉
Congrats on the TS
Congratulations!
well written
Oh my. This is excellent. Well done.