*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.
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