*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!*379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Kos3gwLIi
Parties on the Deck379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEhAohJGKq
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8suvfMPz8z
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpFwNeuY4c
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpDb6E2y8G
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeOyaiRuP4
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5ud3FMwbk
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfYKACsMdL
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02YqbIEt2l
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkyEvW4Yo0
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfq3YVhLvW0
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKODnlmzTN
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUMsV2Kpl6
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwEC2CIAfi
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBsOa3UNJj
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24dTwDX7fN
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKcovVB8V5
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwcixRPZ5W
And now, his death had left me quite weak,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RMqoTekLm
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbWSJli0d9
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdULlMbtfWb
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RiR9Ml8nu
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGR1fcJkBuC
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ2GlMy0Kv
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCIuvxs8MW
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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