At Bikini that time
The thousands and thousands of tons
Of sea water gushing
From the atoll reflected only
In the innocent, ignorant eyes
Of pigs,
   sheep,
     apes
Left there for the test--
And the fish in the foam
(Ah but we are not fish, we cannot
Quietly roll over and show
Our white bellies in death).

The sun boils on and
The rain seeps into
Acres and acres of rubble.
Indeed, Hiroshima has risen
Three feet higher
On the rubble and white bones.