Richard Cory: The Other Perspective

Richard Cory Edwin Arlington Robinson I stood there in awe, Every time I saw him, The best gentleman we ever saw, Always clean and slim. He rarely spoke a word, But to our surprise, His voice was soft as the song of a bird, And caught the whole town’s eyes. He was wealthier than a king, Understood things that the smartest person couldn’t understand, The whole town thought he had everything, All saying, “I wish I could be that man.” Every husband worked all day, Each woman was a full time housewife, But one morning, we heard them say, That Richard took his own life.