*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!*369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSbeQZ60yZ
Parties on the Deck369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqP8aI0Q48h
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1r0wAdXK9
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWLOXzodNR
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDUwN4gWve
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYu5jUjMd9
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgh8wWGrvL
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXJ8jj3c8V
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDi6yEzGLd2
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3cb7y12eb
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATxcSnWTXn
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgJEz4K4Li
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIgjdxhoDZ
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLTGTwhQ4w
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpG7seMbA87
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAmli3crdD
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjLfvVhcAA
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJYiGofoMB
And now, his death had left me quite weak,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TxKJrC1rh
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fbLwR5SCq
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwdXai76uT
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWSqM4Zgt5
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡId89PweaFB
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyj1vDsZH7
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,369Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLFkmDsA9h
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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