- “Who Builds The H-Bomb?”
- Mark Levy, December ‘81
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the miner, “I work underground.
I really don’t see where the ore is all bound.”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the foreman at the enrichment plant.
We build no bombs here. We don’t. We can’t."
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the metallurgist inside his shop.
“We build the triggers, but that’s where we stop.”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the worker on the assembly line.
I weld and I solder. The blame is not mine."
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the sergeant in charge of maneuvers.
“They’re already made when we test them. Disprove us!”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the bombardier. “Not up in the air.
My job is to fly and then drop them with care.”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the taxpayer. “Don’t look at me!
I’ve no choice but to pay, now don’t you agree?”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the senator. That you can quote!
I’m only elected because of your vote."
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the banker, “and I cannot stop it.
So what is so wrong about making a profit?”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the physicist, “I just do research.
Science is objective, and I belong to a church.”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the preacher, “It’s all in God’s hands.
It’s one of those things only He understands.”
Who builds the H-bomb?
“Not I,” says the Almighty. “I gave you free will.
Destroy My Creation, yourselves you will kill!”
Who builds the H-bomb?
It must be someone, and I have a feeling it’s everyone.
All of us build it. Yes, all of us do.
Will you stop for me, if I stop for you?
