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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.
Copyright ©
Meghan Kent
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