*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!*381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKPuCef1cQ
Parties on the Deck381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnykhjdYJpI
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk5N0tWazh
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1EzeghZkj
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2sDX5Dc5W
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkqHhbshdc
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRy2H5f0Zi0
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KrCC5AZ9r
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyhbQC9Dst
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0AkUqO1nY
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3zeWJ2xYO
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0kKRQc2Mo
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflNMXRz82u
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUgU62dOs1
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooT8suOLeO
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LrNz4LA3X
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45lNnnZdvL
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiagDEDp74
And now, his death had left me quite weak,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1foedX8rkc
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hZuW3xMlb
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtQ7UbDBWl
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWkttHAKyU
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2iGd9gfbf
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1dhEMoswM
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,381Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9TAeFgkLg
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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