*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!*355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22hB7237Bx
Parties on the Deck355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDngr2JnIcs
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxN6s3LSI9
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZq9Bz67s7v
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N8WBZfTkm
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE700cbT1ie
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqfL6rV9hh
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4xYaXat7l
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHS5alYGjAs
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6vK9nngPI
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVgSxTem4H
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtroiuYw42v
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy8vakhemF
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhVr8XSeml
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZtmqX5dwg
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPz3v4d9Ruk
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKKVK9UIgy
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBtPMUrWEZ
And now, his death had left me quite weak,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYDnlVpRLS
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5L0lGW7iRX
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJhc7uIO8w
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupx4UqmADA
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRghC20fcDa
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rvCDqcSOe
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,355Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OrfafXS0L
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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