Why did Albert Schirding kill himself <br />Trying to be County Superintendent of Schools, <br />Blest as he was with the means of life <br />And wonderful children, bringing him honor <br />Ere he was sixty? <br />If even one of my boys could have run a news-stand, <br />Or one of my girls could have married a decent man, <br />I should not have walked in the rain <br />And jumped into bed with clothes all wet, <br />Refusing medical aid.<br /><br />Edgar Lee Masters<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/jonas-keene/
