Cliche Poem

     This assignment from Studies in Poetry was to use as many cliches as possible, along the lines of Brad Paisley's "Come On Over Tonight." This was really fun to write. I gave it the astonishingly long (but descriptive) title of "Advice From a Single Guy when His Brother and Future-Sister-in-Law are in a Fight Near Valentine’s Day.” This would've been fun to do as a sestina or villanelle, but there wasn't time for either of those. 

Into a corner you been painted,

guess you’ll just have to eat that hat,

because since y’all were first acquainted,

it’s pretty obvious curiosity killed the cat;

so go ahead and call her, maybe?

You gotta either fish or cut bait

if you’re “made for each other”. Ew.

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Kate’s

pretty much the one for you, brother,

and when the going gets rough, love her like crazy.

Apologizin’ late’s better than never,

looks pretty cut and dried;

she’s your Wonder Woman, you’re her Steve Trevor;

That Midsummer Night line springs to mind:

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”