*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!*365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mcHvz0c6d
Parties on the Deck365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC14UastPuX
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogFb2T03rM
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhDJURkOyH
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupV3Qa4IOe
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg32Tt7kb3j
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LBCGLGu3W
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0ER3TasEg
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32qEfqCP3b
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvWPsCcggI
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6r030CMGn
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2apPdhQdS
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBTdNTupTm
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacQUiXOA6z
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRf0kFeTjPi
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGvQ33Lcbh
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth9vrmoKBF
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuY4yNr94Z0
And now, his death had left me quite weak,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82xJlnqYzI
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmnIMLFroW
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxug15Dtm06
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6k7eZz5IM
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Dfo314k0k
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeuwv0OkHG
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JxBpAMPcx
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
365Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISf1eU0unv
