*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!*264Please respect copyright.PENANAr4qVwxeVJw
Parties on the Deck264Please respect copyright.PENANAQOr2X0qwbq
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,264Please respect copyright.PENANAxY0oynkugs
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,264Please respect copyright.PENANAqgslcizWrX
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,264Please respect copyright.PENANAdFq3ybhP7o
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,264Please respect copyright.PENANAbwEyBPO8aO
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’264Please respect copyright.PENANAho3CPXPAqD
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,264Please respect copyright.PENANAFbDxdj4oyC
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?264Please respect copyright.PENANAGl8bjCDVnJ
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,264Please respect copyright.PENANAhY4fuc6ORi
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,264Please respect copyright.PENANAxw0NA2dyu6
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?264Please respect copyright.PENANANhyJVpBUZw
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,264Please respect copyright.PENANAdfDqOHgXO2
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,264Please respect copyright.PENANAOeRFzYUMti
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,264Please respect copyright.PENANAaVILrybbTY
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,264Please respect copyright.PENANA0ByXGDKeoH
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,264Please respect copyright.PENANAKG4rkIbEKT
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,264Please respect copyright.PENANAl0XJzpDFfG
And now, his death had left me quite weak,264Please respect copyright.PENANAGj4bI2qzHG
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,264Please respect copyright.PENANA7sn17ZvZCT
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,264Please respect copyright.PENANAFIhiYMonv9
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,264Please respect copyright.PENANAddoUbIcD8q
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,264Please respect copyright.PENANAHAw1LAr0xU
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,264Please respect copyright.PENANAjMmy9WL6fI
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,264Please respect copyright.PENANA340HBeHBgv
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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