Clichés are a literary nightmare, it’s often the most overused thing in the world.
Love and Hate, Greed and Poverty, and the fine line between Black and White.
Do you ever wonder why clichés are so prominent?
Simply because they do happen so often everyone feels that that can relate back to someone else.
That they can prove they are not alone.

Part 1 of the cliché- the one as old as time and always seen

Enter the heroine, or at least the closest thing to her.
Somewhere lower than an active participate,
But higher than for background purposes only.

The average Josephine.
You may not think you know her,
But here’s the sad truth,
You don’t recognize her because her presence is one you take for granted to move the story along.

She’s the best friend.
She stops everything she’s doing at the drop of the hat for everyone else.
She’s got the answer for everything.
She has everyone’s back,
But with one slip up,
One spark of free will…
She is plunged into a preverbal purgatory of sorts.

Shunned and ignored.
No storylines or interaction for her.
God forbid.
The gasp,
The catalyst comes and everything is set back in motion.
That so called heroine is back, on her own blessed schedule to offer her forgiveness
And now the ending,
For our dear Josephine
She can finally be put to her own piece

Part 2 of a cliché- the one almost never seen or acknowledged because it’s productive
Everyone know how they begin and end.
But the real question is how did we even get to this point?
What happened in the after math of the end?
Is there true forgiveness or simply the allusion of one?
A band aide of sorts to move the process along.
What about her pain is acknowledged?
Is she truly sorry for her actions or is it just required for her to be so
As it is what time, maturity, and dominance require?
Begin with one question and leave with three, that’s what they always say…
Or not, does it matter?
Surely not after all, shouldn’t you be following that strong leading lady?
Now Dear Curious one, let me leave you with one last thought to chew on
The real reason a cliché is hated is because it shows us our faults
And for all our strength and evolution we can’t do one simple thing …
Break a circle