Alternative Endings



Seaside drama: wife watches
chair-bound husband fall from pier.
She left her ice-cream.

Seaside drama: wife watches
chair-bound husband fall from pier.
It’s O.K. for some.

Seaside drama: wife watches
chair-bound husband fall from pier -
male friend takes her home.

Seaside drama: wife watches
chair-bound husband fall from pier -
‘hell hath no fury...’

Seaside drama: wife watches
chair-bound husband fall from pier -
lover puts up bail.


(October, 1991)