Bob hits his wife (A poem about escalation with two different endings)

When I preform this poem I actually read the first part twice. (once for every ending.)
It is a cautionary tale, about what our choices can lead to.



Bob hits his wife:

she sighs an awkward silence,
he growls a rooted violence.
she throws around her nasty words,
that he pretends he hasn't heard.

option 1
she lashes out in cries and screams,
he presents to her his newfound dreams.
and comforts her in open arm.
inviting, loving and warm.

option 2
she lashes out in cries and screams,
his anger rises to extremes.
he hits her hard upon the head.
she bleeds, she falls....she's dead.