*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!*366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cFg1bNX9z
Parties on the Deck366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMzal8kW9m
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAtyUk0gGr
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rB5YJRcMt
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDKLXwprBR
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpCvhy1xwM
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk2XueLnB8
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMggWk68AQX
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JQA9xL6v8
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotTgcOCJsG
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIMTWhxuaz
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8IZMWwE1t
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvRjT0pdwV
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEYP1Z11vE
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJeghX7HiS
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPpaeg9V9M
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLAhmevEFe
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRrufjtxg0
And now, his death had left me quite weak,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9r3hYvmOX
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPlKc91TTU
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV40zmFGIOC
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo2RI0CIXR
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVRpXEWD7S
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQCwkNfDPU
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,366Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdhNFpjSQS
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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