*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.
370Please respect copyright.PENANATwKGtudoZN