*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!*279Please respect copyright.PENANAc59W0tdUdx
Parties on the Deck279Please respect copyright.PENANARcVxz49GLB
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,279Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ogt387PQ9
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,279Please respect copyright.PENANA5IeOrPmzuV
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,279Please respect copyright.PENANAK7BEnY2RsJ
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,279Please respect copyright.PENANAXpyL4rn5Ne
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’279Please respect copyright.PENANAKsUKnhg2vR
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,279Please respect copyright.PENANAcydCKijArK
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?279Please respect copyright.PENANAg9oHbC1K4q
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,279Please respect copyright.PENANAkx5O9km81k
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,279Please respect copyright.PENANAhSt30fj5iD
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?279Please respect copyright.PENANA07LpLHC4HE
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,279Please respect copyright.PENANAUUd7rP4xOK
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,279Please respect copyright.PENANAWkDJc6kcUA
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,279Please respect copyright.PENANAVITFqTEy2S
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,279Please respect copyright.PENANABLq33xn5Mn
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,279Please respect copyright.PENANAZqnCM55lkR
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,279Please respect copyright.PENANADDkJO50kTy
And now, his death had left me quite weak,279Please respect copyright.PENANAgG9l9A8Zjj
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,279Please respect copyright.PENANADPuWdjP2Nc
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,279Please respect copyright.PENANAv0Hyi4q8az
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,279Please respect copyright.PENANAkk9fedNC9k
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,279Please respect copyright.PENANA9aZ3qvWq0o
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,279Please respect copyright.PENANAwMg4JoAlkY
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,279Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4dTigoWJv
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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