*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!*353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRyeoqPWjh
Parties on the Deck353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4z8geU1dY
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGKVMOfn2q
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznk35d76hz
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTjBGcjkOa
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSo2BNTYeM
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDycvdMonqw
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNU6IiQDaw
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d6h30dsbp
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQon99ult78
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8Kr4kIKX8
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJeZQZi7r2
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zEIsz9DQE
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhbJ7KIuXJ
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKmmHY6cjG
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mZF4ZwW1E
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY6NGqU6aY
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMYbepD3uL
And now, his death had left me quite weak,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡka9W8qRNVf
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTpCRnAzor
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWevAYG5hoF
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPuk17QQn4
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmqzw9z1Rb
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXc330jfsh
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,353Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtP0oeEBgb
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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