"Be good" they say, without realising they're setting us up for a
Fall. What do they mean by good? What is good?
When we're little, we are told to be good and behave. It's simple.
When we're a little older, we're left torn in English class.

It is drummed into us that words like good, like nice, like okay are
Dull. Why would you say something is good when you can say marvellous?
We'd refrain from using the word nice simply because it was uninteresting.
We'd refrain from even thinking of using okay to describe a feeling.

If these words are not to be used, then surely they wouldn't exist at
All. Whose decision was it to deem them unfavourable in stories or poetry?
What if the only word that is appropriate is 'good'? Short, simple and precise.
What if the only way I can finish a story is with a word I shouldn't use?

I always wondered what was so wrong. Of course variety appeals, it is
Bright. I was told not to use the word 'good' yet my work was marked as such.
How should that be taken? I daren't tell the teacher the marking is wrong.
How about we use these words regardless and forget the fear of being average.