*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!*351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6QzO6EB8c
Parties on the Deck351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wRUN77YFq
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOwfMUuoix
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1K7IaGHHP
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsDiGQEsIg
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zGQL8IDEg
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgX5Ze9Ja1
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sUGplHiPF
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7ymAVzDGk
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe08WUoVXCN
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN05qySdlKb
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBLssaFYi2
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7WgdsAyAB
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ7X7O9jI0
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQcIDlRSXB
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXHD78w3n6
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41sQM6aFOr
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozJrK7czJ1
And now, his death had left me quite weak,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6MFkGHMlE
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehvC7RzrOq
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2ipVtVheE
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXu1b8xGn4
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcywR94ni2a
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtYRLVfEFs
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,351Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXiF2shf0l
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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