Life's Tolls Poem by Francie Lynch

No bells are ringing.
What are the reasons
Heard for his life.
Was he drunk or drugged;
Talked to girls about boys;
Thought a failure at home;
Seen sitting alone?
Was he ill-at-ease;
Had some terminal disease;
Was he love-sick, forlorn,
Or just out of season?

He paid the toll,
Switched on the flashers,
Made a small splash,
A tsunami ensued.

No bells will toll,
No knell will roll;
For unknown reasons.

I'm told he surfaced.
Yelled something.
My source heard,
'Don't ask.'