*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!*272Please respect copyright.PENANAz6NRBtYkcd
Parties on the Deck272Please respect copyright.PENANAcKrfQWtsuR
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,272Please respect copyright.PENANAXu92WMWxfL
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,272Please respect copyright.PENANAfbZ7aRr5yr
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,272Please respect copyright.PENANA78mwuNg081
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,272Please respect copyright.PENANAOVrYckIPNz
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’272Please respect copyright.PENANAGBdRZVp91O
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,272Please respect copyright.PENANAblyVxWVi5N
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?272Please respect copyright.PENANAWk2g0Xv7oA
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,272Please respect copyright.PENANAqHxRb0cx1A
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,272Please respect copyright.PENANALiemN21g4M
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?272Please respect copyright.PENANAS030VfBPNa
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,272Please respect copyright.PENANAAVeMfBvSYJ
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,272Please respect copyright.PENANAXR7zzZSDdj
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,272Please respect copyright.PENANAFXjWAg3mEX
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,272Please respect copyright.PENANARVU1aT5Ih6
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,272Please respect copyright.PENANA8Z2NBehCm3
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,272Please respect copyright.PENANA0g976Z9Ubi
And now, his death had left me quite weak,272Please respect copyright.PENANAqXXlSvwEoz
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,272Please respect copyright.PENANAeGGH2vS7xV
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,272Please respect copyright.PENANA38FLOHWBhA
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,272Please respect copyright.PENANAeTP3qKDq0K
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,272Please respect copyright.PENANA50aG9lWF2l
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,272Please respect copyright.PENANAax6X6NmXZb
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,272Please respect copyright.PENANARRPolIcfMY
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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