*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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLOwR39iAb
Parties on the Deck370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSop67vzRMW
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLUdLuW6Bo
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LcDnYPScy
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBL91JNBu4
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdwW3vyQtm
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9PUyztGqc
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl346BMe77k
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks3eq4crYw
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkFTHiYFFQ
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEqqilTRLR
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXOmYgKOOq
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfUH5sOAQD
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrh8Lb7AWG
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUhqKVxKXg
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLRFMOSRBy
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVsz5j5vGC
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQxMVQLgFD
And now, his death had left me quite weak,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2DHYOOpnw
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5byuYtnVj
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY6nGttAOh
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb3oPkWQ6R
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCLhbIUKjx
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDo1jxI1721
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,370Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQS1wIfymN
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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