*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.
369Please respect copyright.PENANAjs0DK2jfuM