The Good Man (Poem)

The Good Man knows evil well,
But not from experience.
He sees it and does not commit it,

For he understands that it causes harm.

To cause harm is to commit evil,

And to plague one's heart.

His heart is immune to the disease,

That devilish disease that men love.

Evil is an addictive poison,

But the Good Man is immune.

The Good Man knows good well,

From the truest experience.

He loves it and does nothing but it,

For he understands the value of life.

To do good is to worship life,

And to strengthen one's heart.

His heart is the strongest of all,

Gladly willing to hold all else up.

Good is food for the soul,
And the Good Man is best-fed. 

But there is a flaw in the Good Man,

Something that renders him useless.

It is something dark, but not evil.

No, it is too true and rather sad.

The flaw in the Good Man lies within him.

His flaw is his perfect good.

It is hard to admit why. 

But admit I must.

His perfect good is impossible;

The Good Man is not a man at all.

-Zero