Ropeline Cliche

     Michelle Obama worked a ropeline in Cincinnati. Someone held a baby. The inevitable happened. Obama lifted the child. I captured the moment with a telephoto lens.
     The image was a cliche. Politicians often hold babies. The resulting photos are a dime a dozen. 
     That last sentence ended with a cliche.
     I am penning a novel. To my dismay, I've discovered overused expressions--cliches--in the text. I'm replacing most of them with distinct prose.
     There's no excusing a writer who overuses cliches.  Readers deserve originality.
     I'd love to photograph a baby throwing up on a politician.