*This poem is based on the short story "The Sound of Hollyhocks" by the author Hugh Garner. It is from the perspective of one of the characters in the story. This piece of literature has not in any way been plagiarised, and its purpose was to just analyse one of the characters in the story. Enjoy!*381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwuUmFfMwW
Parties on the Deck381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhjqGtUBr0
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh8Bi5ZD8y
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1ZawsdzIi
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDapJYDmJ5
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NqNy8GnDP
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHmmhG54UV
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmheYG0Oobf
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw0G5MDVDr
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQPZAT62CL
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX0eqBbXcW
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvWSnbCFir
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdehWVh0BvH
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡne3bMHuntt
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOMWQGyZrx
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUN1vp9QpI
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpT25aGshP
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRiwPRbMZ9
And now, his death had left me quite weak,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbU0v4H3ux
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWM92Pbv60
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZFCbu4aRU
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvHUSFf49v
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW0RiOicvG
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb6BVzxL0W
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZBfKMa0ME
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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