*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!*266Please respect copyright.PENANApf0c1o9pL7
Parties on the Deck266Please respect copyright.PENANAxmc1p86KdF
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,266Please respect copyright.PENANAEaBUAWaAAN
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,266Please respect copyright.PENANAAlETP07Vcu
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,266Please respect copyright.PENANA00dpS1JIU2
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,266Please respect copyright.PENANAFmZpI1VyC2
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’266Please respect copyright.PENANAxoNw2Md8Oi
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,266Please respect copyright.PENANA1Cg6O5FVCe
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?266Please respect copyright.PENANAGPIlnxtLwC
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,266Please respect copyright.PENANA8XKMr4jA1L
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,266Please respect copyright.PENANAKYJTfILgk1
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?266Please respect copyright.PENANAx4FwXdP76S
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,266Please respect copyright.PENANA1n831SloBJ
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,266Please respect copyright.PENANArnAOQWsnWc
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,266Please respect copyright.PENANAd48aJ3dBvV
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,266Please respect copyright.PENANAlitSsN310r
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,266Please respect copyright.PENANAxheH4e8Vg7
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,266Please respect copyright.PENANAigZ7HeIyPi
And now, his death had left me quite weak,266Please respect copyright.PENANA2iHW2agoST
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,266Please respect copyright.PENANAEFKakZ3Sh2
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,266Please respect copyright.PENANAK79BNGDT4d
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,266Please respect copyright.PENANA5O7Fz3WwAi
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,266Please respect copyright.PENANAx4ZIo5UMr2
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,266Please respect copyright.PENANAOkqlk2bE8M
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,266Please respect copyright.PENANAq0Usn8yCHu
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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