Cliches

I suppose

one could say

what’s fair is fair

Some say Karma

was involve

and the Piper

we’ve been told

must be paid

I wouldn’t listen

though

kept doing

what my body

was telling me

not to do all along

And now

I am saddled

with pain

for the rest

of my days

Some days

they say

It doesn’t pay

to get out of bed

I happen to hate

pain karma

and

overused

cliches

And I don’t

think a hell

of a lot about

they who

restate them

either

As far as I’m

concerned

in the end

even though

there may

be a

price to pay

cliches

in their

entirety

along with

the baby’s

bathwater

can be

thrown away

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Chris Hanch 7-29-2020