*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!*396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hroWkyKGF
Parties on the Deck396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zyIooypRL
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4M9GkRGCk
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRIShbH85s
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPWSddnj2J
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGA5qqJyTX
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHwrVs8rlJ
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP9mGsnLBX
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iSqAZcB7L
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwng3fUGBT1
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai4st9Te0S
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBDZu2ktlC
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqc8IWe77Am
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy3XGd2O2A
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8RkIzRDu4
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fuvFJOcPw
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsnnUBVUQD
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiXofxBjS8
And now, his death had left me quite weak,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO09Jv1WI5V
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhjymN901s
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwXKnfVe21
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHKC8A0iES
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR6BWt1HHj
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtCEIqm3fn
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU64AX0CNZu
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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