*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!*371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3G6RkmNJc
Parties on the Deck371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluxXLZ9cH6
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInuaEidx3s
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jKGQrhQaa
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSEw0qqkYu
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzU2ekpMaxe
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKUWNJeRBa
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigg2LXs0Hb
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPd3SXKpow
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mRKB3aVRE
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo13pKDuGXH
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiOlN0jHgL
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRY2DHKwz4
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbOmplZMAu
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyuvmvc3mn
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaXBGXJnZH
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvutzcd3sg
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKpAnyA9Xg
And now, his death had left me quite weak,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4upZwRG7y3
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rXVlWL3qB
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlEv9v1xin
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHrxnZU1nr
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbQfRc8rzO
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKyNOcNjU5
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ijWTIRXXq
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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