Andrew Waterhouse
Alternative Endings
he gets the girl or some other mammal
or the mysterious stranger in the first scene
turns out to be his father, which explains everything
or it's the iceberg's turn to sink this time
or they give up looking for the leg
or the six pairs of twins in tights are reunited,
recognised, loved; also there is a final couplet
or the sheep dog forgets his trapped master,
tries to find a better flock
or a small brown dot appears on her face,
expands, collapses and the film burns
or the baby is sung awake by the monster
or a naked surfer paddles into the sunset
or she says Ha and leaves quickly
or the cavalry dismount, grow their hair,
help round the tepees
or the alien decides to talk to the chimp instead
or clouds part, that stumpy celestial finger points,
a choir begins and all our sins are forgiven
or the wooden boy stays wooden
or the sub-titles fall from the screen
or the last tree is carefully wrapped
or it is not in fact not a dream he is dreaming
or the doctor runs out of heart stakes in the crypt
or there is accordion musique
and rain runs down a window pane
or the camera pulls back slowly: two people,
beach, the eastern coast, full outline of our island,
our continent, our mainly blue planet, stars, the rest
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