Tuesday 10 December 2019

Design Flaw

by Nick Gisburne



Pull the pin. Throw.
Pull the pin. Let go.
Pull the pin. Throw and duck.
Pull the pin. Throw. Good luck.

Pin pulled. Ready.
Pin pulled. Steady.
Page two. More?
Page two. Design flaw.

Atomic hand grenade. First field trials.
Pull the pin and throw. Seventeen miles.
Hello? Technical support?
Abort.