*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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MrBe7iDIK
Parties on the Deck397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OOsSACOOJ
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD7FrtDL92
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDdHEEnaI0
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5aRfcuEeB
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBlfrcAcLH
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMckwHTPaKi
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbCSslRNzg
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqFBpiy89J
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjby7b2kzjr
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZ6oti75RL
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYI1TAExjl
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgJPz4k0Tn
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdn3Elaz6I1
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaUFchAsnS
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyOs7eazBg
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzAKBPmtg7
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtoyDriXMd
And now, his death had left me quite weak,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ089mXLCkPl
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nctKdPiyb
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAe1m5Kz0Ix
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6Jyb1VUzP
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07vtGHYZOy
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztYYZurxZy
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGW6yQtGKm2
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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