*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!*367Please respect copyright.PENANArgGLFM48tn
Parties on the Deck367Please respect copyright.PENANAlo156ZO64d
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,367Please respect copyright.PENANAB3mp1eId49
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,367Please respect copyright.PENANAyZkuj6T3OW
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,367Please respect copyright.PENANArD5ENla81M
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,367Please respect copyright.PENANAw9DWZN1QuY
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’367Please respect copyright.PENANAHHBf4rLYt2
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,367Please respect copyright.PENANAPV3SNm2gYA
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?367Please respect copyright.PENANAbQrR7SWzNd
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,367Please respect copyright.PENANASFtJjbetI1
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,367Please respect copyright.PENANAXLx4Svpvsk
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?367Please respect copyright.PENANAhym2M015jJ
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,367Please respect copyright.PENANAZcgBwWFPge
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,367Please respect copyright.PENANA9xrMlzYaJH
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,367Please respect copyright.PENANAEojEDmn39k
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,367Please respect copyright.PENANAu5hp2riVIa
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,367Please respect copyright.PENANA4AB8PEKoqI
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,367Please respect copyright.PENANA4bDZUoUKkO
And now, his death had left me quite weak,367Please respect copyright.PENANAWquFLMSKl7
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,367Please respect copyright.PENANAig8gqGXHMp
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,367Please respect copyright.PENANA8wh7w4ezvg
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,367Please respect copyright.PENANA1GufO8jvyo
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,367Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZRzgycRFP
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,367Please respect copyright.PENANAbI8WfRNDmN
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,367Please respect copyright.PENANAUyOzsuCyhY
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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