*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!*374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HemsJQ3uD
Parties on the Deck374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceRHyYf3OU
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IMg4J7RIN
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUNG19rwpa
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nv2irXtmp
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQr2MpsKd3W
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLSq2lxkfO
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDokP6FlJx
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX4YsPn1GT
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc7UtZIJyI
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq0skmhvrT
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWalgqWzTS
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwEmA92PQD
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrcfmhTRI2
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrC9K84m5W
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlU1DiXIFxk
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDwwxPhnDb
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeeAF7aHzN
And now, his death had left me quite weak,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDnuVUksTW
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn0QBwglpW
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QN3BPajpG
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvdJtkEypl
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9yZh4DmDA
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhFmHake0m
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,374Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWSTQPAA1R
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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