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Bomb Drill

Sheryl L. Nelms

in the fifth grade
in Wichita, Kansas
our teacher
gave

each one of us
a set of silver
dog tags

with our name
blood type
and place
to ship
our dead body
engraved in them

we had to wear them
every day

because
the teacher checked us

and once
a month

we all practiced
the bomb drill
in the hallway

by curling
into a ball

and covering
our heads
with

our hands

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