*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!*347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnhvXaTimd
Parties on the Deck347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWopbPTGX7
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCipwKKbOcm
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH8jwq3sEt
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYGonnXRit
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQJavKolSJ
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CKzLQnmwS
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5g79srWojB
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1yKhltqov
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUl2LqipHfH
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFKfmchaom
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQud3WQuKDL
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O1Ek7MfKC
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QqCPIK9dK
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbVGOTnfjv
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6w4jEUIKR
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKDVbZUkvU
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ357lFQrTdj
And now, his death had left me quite weak,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWejV9m2TPY
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpRc4TCYAD
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEHU3HYWTT
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07WRGCFY9A
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Z1ajBRId5
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ro0kPBquQ
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2Z6O2aVQ0
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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