They have several similarities including the themes, they talk about an unexpected suicide and how you never know what someone else is going through. Some of the differences were how personal the song was compared to the poem and how the song expresses remorse while the poem shows little to none. Yet these works still show the importance of taking time to invest in others because you will never know what a compliment, a kind word, or taking the time to truly listen to someone will actually do. Suicide is something that comes from a darkness and pain that someone can no longer bear. People need to get out of their comfort zone, so no more will the people here by Richard Cory who lived together on the outside and seemed perfect, only to be broken on the inside. There is no longer any question of why after someone's fright