9.iv.21
467
2.99
the good man
possible rare sighting
does he like to be told?
could he himself know ever?
a relative term surely
he is identified for the purposes of contrast
example to the rest
should be a safe bet
but the present performance of the good man
is no indication of what’s to come
should you be thinking in terms of an investment
big beaming and mild as can be
yet satisfies… but does he? sweet man a mine
the good man needs no advertisement
find him in a peak hour rush nose to rose
cloak to cover queenly puddle
where chivalry’s not dead
the good man is a negative image
list of uncommitted crimes
exists in every language, place
a statue -- apt for any climate
can stand the weather too
pigeon shat upon, won’t shrug
and tear the good man down
why worship?
no longer patriarch but
seeks good works to do
like mend and build another one
file this down or under
once was a captain of industry
of parts and has Renaissance
music in the fingers
heaven when to touch
kind of marsupial, stays married
with hop to it tricks
and lays your bricks
pays compliments
though you can catch him napping
mustn’t set off the good man
like an average trap
pulls a chair out for you
opens the door
ask
has it ever rained this kind?
the answer of course
is everyone knows
a good man nowadays
is hard to find
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