*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!*401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkNV42RvYW
Parties on the Deck401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeNq9HgDle
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP6CuhOeKC
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aptcxDg4g
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMWvdo3Jzy
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLEljOHuy5
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEndN3Gz2HA
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4hjy6jU1S
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KJKRGVSAA
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNePvDHM66
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFGkqovZLT
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKH4ASEiGhi
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIbo6IaMEi
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7p7xO5YWv
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKfRdvZ5aa
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAWEkFnrjh
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbhhuoXACh
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsRdCnSHPD
And now, his death had left me quite weak,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOes4tkJ6c
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5DxvxEAK3
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTyIBF4Qql
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdffjVGaXx
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvnK6IGC7Y
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Gn4RfEMOR
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,401Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWgFsXbQYz
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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