*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