*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!*378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzxd9PmUQb
Parties on the Deck378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFeS1PBuD1
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNGyFvWgOI
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnrGcsTLXo
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokYVBGBz6L
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRzCEjnB4f
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1zXPbyjRL
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlE2U9rV4xL
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVXO2H6dF6
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW8dN1ak1B
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDR2haRdNn
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB5DFJUgry
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgheme3QFZ
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVIgMUfEvy
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRXKRuPIn0
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvu6Dh2RxX
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyM9y6VXgV
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGPs1Ra7XC
And now, his death had left me quite weak,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNm60fnaAH
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhjpLKz8QM
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGw8yt0NpUx
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsA5ZGOK7u1
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvwV8FQDVO
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMoRhSpkqU
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,378Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPGU18JAte
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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