The Cliche by Michael Marrotti

The Cliche

The expectation
of praise
by an audience
who enjoys the smell
of their own assholes 
Is like expecting
them to feel 
something 
that supersedes 
the cliche 
of their own shadow

No need to behave
fortunately 
we're only on 
a first name basis 
first base is more
than enough 
already I feel 
as though I've struck out 
I'm calling a foul 
for that signifies
your taste  
common and complacent
words like fuck you 
flow outside my mouth

​Banality is suicide
I used the box cutter 
to step outside
the box 
salvaging thoughts
persevering
through the struggle
cliche minions 
speak from the 
same flat line 
I can't get 
this personality
in order 
normalcy 
has eluded me 
I'm dealing with 
an audience
who isn't on 
mood stabilizers



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 Bio: Michael Marrotti is an author from Pittsburgh using words instead of violence to mitigate the suffering of life in a callous world of redundancy. His primary goal is to help other people. He considers poetry to be a form of philanthropy. When he's not writing, he's volunteering at the Light Of Life homeless shelter on a weekly basis. If you appreciate the man's work, please check out his blog:www.thoughtsofapoeticmind.blogspot.com for his latest poetry and short stories.

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