*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!*397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jGeRY2Qq0
Parties on the Deck397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PYFy4P8E5
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnXTtnAxXE
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cIaYL7DqJ
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs598eZh4cj
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OAMFQXTzn
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS4UYeu0AG
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA04muvT3nB
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseYr1Fl5IT
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0o4bgL6oq
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZquehOEqrZ
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXMf0PpgtB
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71xJyZ57DQ
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LxyYYeGlC
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg1zR8dJPq
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGUeSDmlSy
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5rVgsXCzH
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cxvGbDtZV
And now, his death had left me quite weak,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCPA9Yzgno
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfp466FrYEz
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0mHnlbhTd
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGJ4EK3lzh
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH11rmkOVb1
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFgBBnQND0
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaSgbSsewV
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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