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| Visual Prompt by The Mag |
For the record
Taped conversations
in the Oval office
One maniac to mega-manics
recorded history
erased.
Gone from the record
Eighteen minutes.
One maniac or just the secretary
editing history
blank.
Hearings all recorded
in Senate chamber
One maniac on trial for months
over 18 minutes
erased.
J. Binford-Bell
President Richard Nixon
Watergate Hearings
Sounds like a wipe out, though not a white out, possibly...
ReplyDeleteFabulous! I almost, almost went down the Watergate route (I was looking up Deep Throat when another idea came to mind). A great piece of poetry - the repetition of 'One maniac' in each stanza worked so well.
ReplyDeleteCleverly done and quite meaningful.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant pauses. I was left feeling the holes...
ReplyDeleteI love where you took this prompt... strong and wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHES NOT A CROOK. lol
ReplyDeleteNice spin on the prompt!
ReplyDeleteI love the power of the image around emptiness and the impact of those 18 minutes which have been erased but still echo. A great read.
ReplyDeleteI like the image of everything coming from this absence - those 18 minutes have been erased but they still exist in a sort of negative space. Great read.
ReplyDeleteClever! I like the way it is related to a historical event. Very Cool!!
ReplyDeleteVery good! Would you call that "Much Ado About Nothing"?
ReplyDeleteI wondered if someone would travel down this road. I thought about it. Great writing!
ReplyDeletePresident Nixon did have quite a bit of tape to untangle but he got reeled in eventually.
ReplyDeleteHad my first go at this recently - great how I am seeing so many variations a simple tape recorder inspires ~ Eddie