*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!*367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJRMD96dkZ
Parties on the Deck367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKsGaUhnjm
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFEwTggqSD
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6NrDr3DA7
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL6IagfjmL
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK0St9xjXZ
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6LyUehhaK
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt54Pdqj5x2
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pbrAfE1Dg
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROAQxQRcIZ
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii1Te7pYbz
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbKOvocLoH
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVBIVlkGF2
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cWQdAzPlt
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNeixPXlip
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUVTdrcn6T
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZ3AWhbvwD
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SHHkb2bf5
And now, his death had left me quite weak,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdmOPMZD1S
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLr6AnvkfDU
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdCNxP72u3
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOthmmX2lr
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDBQ0dA8qH
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqu6rUlpJn
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,367Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgXDLmxiw2
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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