Wednesday, December 29, 2010

buckle, evade, wedge

The more he evaded the truth,
the tighter his testimony
became wedged between the incredulous and the ludicrous.
Finally, it buckled--right there in the witness stand.
And he was left entangled in the wreckage of his own deceit.


12 comments:

  1. Well..a very different take on the prompt.. someone involved with legal processes would understand the gravity...I am aware only to the extent of reading John Grisham.. Liked it..

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  2. "Wreckage of his own deceit" is a line which sums it all.
    Different take!!

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  3. You can see it all in that man's face - you've captured the moment perfectly..I don't recognise him. Is he part of a news story in the US at the moment? Thanks for visiting.. Jae

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  4. And so it goes with lies and deceit... sooner or later it all falls apart.

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  5. Very cool take on this prompt. And unfortunately, it seems to happen a bit too often. Still, your choice of words made it really come to life.

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  6. What a very good use of the words. The sort of reaction that makes one think 'Of course!'

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  7. oh that is so very very good!!! i wonder is this a real event? just wondering.....

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  8. The picture is real; this man was convicted on two counts of first degree murder and is serving a life sentence.
    The words--well I just put them together for 3ww.

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  9. *giggle*

    I really liked "right there in the witness stand," the feel of eyewitness account it gave to it.

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