*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!*277Please respect copyright.PENANAiDfFlm7em2
Parties on the Deck277Please respect copyright.PENANAqRGmIiLFEL
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,277Please respect copyright.PENANACbJQLuXUTI
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,277Please respect copyright.PENANA23Y8wYM3zk
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,277Please respect copyright.PENANAVZcxwnbe7q
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,277Please respect copyright.PENANA2JdLt4rSMv
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’277Please respect copyright.PENANAIOFyFUd4yB
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,277Please respect copyright.PENANAppviAaQTP9
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?277Please respect copyright.PENANAG3XuJOnGhc
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,277Please respect copyright.PENANAJD8YlVLu8Z
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,277Please respect copyright.PENANAz3w8KwakJW
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?277Please respect copyright.PENANAfhV9P83BoW
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,277Please respect copyright.PENANA4dQ79ALaN2
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,277Please respect copyright.PENANA239bilj60F
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,277Please respect copyright.PENANAJzIyK8ZZOi
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,277Please respect copyright.PENANA3LPf3dtYSY
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,277Please respect copyright.PENANAquvmHXK20H
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,277Please respect copyright.PENANAFqhUGk548N
And now, his death had left me quite weak,277Please respect copyright.PENANAgGvX8y00Qv
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,277Please respect copyright.PENANAwf1ovEnj00
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,277Please respect copyright.PENANA0eJJAniqvb
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,277Please respect copyright.PENANAcNHBjYknKk
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,277Please respect copyright.PENANAEjxe404TnU
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,277Please respect copyright.PENANAGpVZzjyPGz
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,277Please respect copyright.PENANAs8Tc3LZAeu
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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