*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.PENANAs3G6RkmNJc
Parties on the Deck371Please respect copyright.PENANAluxXLZ9cH6
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,371Please respect copyright.PENANAInuaEidx3s
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,371Please respect copyright.PENANA5jKGQrhQaa
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,371Please respect copyright.PENANANSEw0qqkYu
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,371Please respect copyright.PENANAzU2ekpMaxe
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’371Please respect copyright.PENANAGKUWNJeRBa
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,371Please respect copyright.PENANAigg2LXs0Hb
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?371Please respect copyright.PENANAyPd3SXKpow
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,371Please respect copyright.PENANA3mRKB3aVRE
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,371Please respect copyright.PENANAo13pKDuGXH
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?371Please respect copyright.PENANApiOlN0jHgL
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,371Please respect copyright.PENANASRY2DHKwz4
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,371Please respect copyright.PENANABbOmplZMAu
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,371Please respect copyright.PENANAIyuvmvc3mn
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,371Please respect copyright.PENANAyaXBGXJnZH
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,371Please respect copyright.PENANAEvutzcd3sg
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,371Please respect copyright.PENANAqKpAnyA9Xg
And now, his death had left me quite weak,371Please respect copyright.PENANA4upZwRG7y3
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,371Please respect copyright.PENANA2rXVlWL3qB
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,371Please respect copyright.PENANAAlEv9v1xin
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,371Please respect copyright.PENANATHrxnZU1nr
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,371Please respect copyright.PENANAcbQfRc8rzO
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,371Please respect copyright.PENANArKyNOcNjU5
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,371Please respect copyright.PENANA9ijWTIRXXq
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
371Please respect copyright.PENANAh4u5J3kcj0