*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!*363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEPgf66Cmz
Parties on the Deck363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAofV8a9la2
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocG3UiB5fw
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWabHdEZf4y
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBO8BOWeKPt
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzjCJIcEbD
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzun1ux2N4V
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJk1M7jad2
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQf6MuQCd1Y
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqteUMltyu
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdukFa0e31
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXWqcGZK3h
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5rV8cKLyF
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRPtM2TQ80
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiASmf21R7
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrPHqXbRZx
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWw7ezV1FS
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBOJxHeRhc
And now, his death had left me quite weak,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNe0N6ISvB
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkDqnkGwvO
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lXeE05g6R
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPuquJYo29
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQ3tG9mFK4
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8oX2eTeTY
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,363Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOrE84QZlR
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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