*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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQl5e8iyn6Z
Parties on the Deck371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4reUyse4I
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZb0NYRgihk
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA9Sx82jXj
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9U7gzatkM
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2VwJoWxpv
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41ly2BFJIk
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fqrKAXrFw
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCHcv7vLhu
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1MvLiE1KQ
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAXQ7iXJ9c
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSPQD7InzN
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxN0aB5rCBF
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqXLs7yaHM
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJ476niqS7
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNl2OFyVGm
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxASe3ylEh
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsr7iDj8qmR
And now, his death had left me quite weak,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcg0phc42l
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXXwVA8POe
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJqFx5SAsA
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0ng5xywvA
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGbhXT40YC
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PZRpUFRFz
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYNiVk3Rc3
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRKnsLOJUO
