*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!*366Please respect copyright.PENANA0cFg1bNX9z
Parties on the Deck366Please respect copyright.PENANAzMzal8kW9m
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,366Please respect copyright.PENANAiAtyUk0gGr
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,366Please respect copyright.PENANA8rB5YJRcMt
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,366Please respect copyright.PENANAYDKLXwprBR
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,366Please respect copyright.PENANAcpCvhy1xwM
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’366Please respect copyright.PENANAyk2XueLnB8
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,366Please respect copyright.PENANAMggWk68AQX
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?366Please respect copyright.PENANA1JQA9xL6v8
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,366Please respect copyright.PENANAotTgcOCJsG
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,366Please respect copyright.PENANAuIMTWhxuaz
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?366Please respect copyright.PENANAP8IZMWwE1t
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,366Please respect copyright.PENANAcvRjT0pdwV
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,366Please respect copyright.PENANASEYP1Z11vE
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,366Please respect copyright.PENANAUJeghX7HiS
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,366Please respect copyright.PENANAfPpaeg9V9M
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,366Please respect copyright.PENANAYLAhmevEFe
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,366Please respect copyright.PENANAZRrufjtxg0
And now, his death had left me quite weak,366Please respect copyright.PENANAM9r3hYvmOX
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,366Please respect copyright.PENANAWPlKc91TTU
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,366Please respect copyright.PENANAV40zmFGIOC
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,366Please respect copyright.PENANAKo2RI0CIXR
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,366Please respect copyright.PENANAnVRpXEWD7S
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,366Please respect copyright.PENANAIQCwkNfDPU
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,366Please respect copyright.PENANANdhNFpjSQS
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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