WRITING A TV DOCUMENTARY

I am new
At this sort of thing,
Translating ideas
Into concrete
Visual images,
Aimed at eighth 
Grade children.

"Try not to think
In cliches," they said,
"We don't want
The usual
Educational film,
Something intimate,
Unique,
And, remember,
Our budget".

Trying to think
In terms of concrete
Images,
I must stop now
And again,
Almost crying,
Going over in minute
Detail
The events leading
To our present day
Reservation system,
And find ways
Of presenting it all in a 
Visually exciting way.