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NORTH WEST WORDS<br />
SPRING / SUMMER <strong>2018</strong> ISSUE 9<br />
Avoiding Clichés<br />
Avoid the clichés, have a bit of class,<br />
but everyone knew he was as bold as brass<br />
stubborn as a mule,<br />
knew absolutely nothing of working to rule.<br />
Alas he knew that all for one <strong>and</strong> one for all<br />
is not that real when pride comes before a fall<br />
<strong>and</strong> that all that glitters is not gold<br />
but in everyone, there is a story to be told<br />
Admitted that the carrot <strong>and</strong> stick<br />
may be hard to lick<br />
<strong>and</strong> that the benefits of wait <strong>and</strong> see<br />
go h<strong>and</strong> in h<strong>and</strong> with whatever will be, will be.<br />
Actions speak louder than words, they say<br />
others shake their heads with that’ll be the day<br />
while everyone knows, the best things in life are free<br />
not forgetting that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree<br />
Against all the odds, this didn’t change his tune<br />
nor make him look for the elephant in the room.<br />
If this was the dancer blaming the stage<br />
then judging the book by its cover is also on the page<br />
Joe Lynch<br />
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