*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!*380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDx37hepJy
Parties on the Deck380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsXALwYRzt
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxzNCI24rA
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTUXcxpDBx
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTa6PEp4S1t
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY5gLNVqmR
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnacDfxrLe
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUaqPZfBti
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nCW69PEid
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvDA1cq80L
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZhtkP45pM
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDEY50cjYp
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoiZ1VJ5bm
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxv3iAP3e0
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKQE221dxe
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtuZ3HZCkO
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82AgkFGFpo
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUMCfd7WIz
And now, his death had left me quite weak,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoJgOOeji4
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wUebQvsfR
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3FmaR4NmV
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqBoDPuhXe
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmFz2GdsBj
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡph3OEkFulR
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftcdfVTHj1
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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