*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!*370Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3YS3rc8qU
Parties on the Deck370Please respect copyright.PENANAN9dBlQA3Uo
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,370Please respect copyright.PENANAkpZTiH9Sq2
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,370Please respect copyright.PENANAHR3fAZIgvL
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,370Please respect copyright.PENANAwetbJMXcON
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,370Please respect copyright.PENANAZbkDnH75N9
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’370Please respect copyright.PENANA7YiXa9WaRg
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,370Please respect copyright.PENANAwsVP1M9Yew
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?370Please respect copyright.PENANAyd4dKO9cYS
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,370Please respect copyright.PENANAhJiSR43RL8
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,370Please respect copyright.PENANAXzqTZ4ONpN
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?370Please respect copyright.PENANAhHWFsTFipX
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,370Please respect copyright.PENANARpvhMbNZ0Z
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,370Please respect copyright.PENANA1MAeVpZoN5
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,370Please respect copyright.PENANAWTewJcOvRX
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,370Please respect copyright.PENANA0pF0ogzviZ
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,370Please respect copyright.PENANAteDfzNjHDQ
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,370Please respect copyright.PENANAoIvzAXk5iX
And now, his death had left me quite weak,370Please respect copyright.PENANA2lvP6gkILz
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,370Please respect copyright.PENANAwLowsEP6FY
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,370Please respect copyright.PENANAcMuAm8QRDx
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,370Please respect copyright.PENANAzxf5zcnZis
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,370Please respect copyright.PENANAfOJcOVHtEA
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,370Please respect copyright.PENANAbV3G8g2wgj
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,370Please respect copyright.PENANAizVXXNqYBC
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
370Please respect copyright.PENANAep3MykqzcH