*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!*350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFNtfPnVop
Parties on the Deck350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyonvTgMvAJ
When I turned and found them lingering in the doorway,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SG3vcHfGu
I knew something was up as I set down the food tray,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoySXLpRMwB
She had hair that was as filthy as the gutter itself,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTw1l0dy3oz
And even her brown eyes screamed of pity and hell,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WnUCmFRsb
Her face clearly expressed ‘party all night, sleep all day,’350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm54DDwcCoX
I know girls like these, the ones who lead rich innocent boys astray,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneI6KJtqwN
My daughter in law, a high school dropout?350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqr5BAhJ3hJ
I might as well suffer from a serious blackout,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ842hjluuOZ
When he moved out and rented himself that 19th century apartment,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5CejEkgiH
My gosh, I couldn’t believe it! An aristocrat locked up in a dirty ol’ compartment?350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOJxq23aJb
For someone who gave him nothing but trouble,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkujYzvUL8i
Slept with men that were her equal, their lives also crumbled,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhI5rCFjXcM
Without her, my son was going to be a rich enough oligarchy,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Je9wUol1e
Marrying a girl that matched his status, a girl with endless dowry,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg09sSJHQcg
But now, he thinks some dang glowers are talking to him,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT3MX9oEUm
I suspect that witch cursed him, right before sweet death left her dim,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFC4fYnMWd
And now, his death had left me quite weak,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJroeFKx6y
Unable to maneuver myself, unable to speak,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRaVuG4B2E
I only wanted best for him, only wanted him to succeed,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00mZQe2ZUC
But one thing I did not know, that his death would soon lead,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1VOQOYHs4
My son, my poor innocent bundle of joy,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfkiYD0bJi
Whom I used to buy the most expensive of toys,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKIgSPRk0T
Now his face purple, dark marks tainted on his neck,350Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRt29rnxcT
My life is over, no more parties on the deck.
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