*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!*349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQgTeRxuKT
Parties on the Deck349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFANXNmij3
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur19RONxYf
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwou9fNPCrB
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBe96SkQM2T
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2K7Dd2zMN
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLHgaNJNv8
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofMmnBLBxp
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3paVrmP77G
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7XRcmLTWC
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQjj8ewFH8
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAkQ39AsmP
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhQdGs5VVR
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyl9cFnH5H
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLlU5ZT27e
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY71mmQeKys
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc8teK3Tk0
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO559GG9kd
And now, his death had left me quite weak,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3h2UFeYyw0
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOgfdkTQGB
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOZK5rPR4K
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsh8hbKq0W
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTl1kNsswDR
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6Wq5hH9f5
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,349Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXD77qC3Yi
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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