*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!*357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUoZ0L4nJx
Parties on the Deck357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxSwOygAa5
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78ecUR6cZL
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9zfSf1mfL
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡablM4XUckY
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcnlJTKPOj
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEDTtvVVy9
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6yqKnDNyY
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnieYccp9QB
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ20irFqjX6
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqHujjnBvQ
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr6V3DJsUQ
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz3dVqKVo9
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JKN6i6YQ0
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6eqfTFQWo
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfFMueEapV
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHGY8WK0JE
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvP9nb3WlU
And now, his death had left me quite weak,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZwqQ9kSNW
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUpOXbQZUR
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyXsGaFitk
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRiINHq6wD
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4g18GanrX
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmigBix3st
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,357Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrW5N0NoeY
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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