i turned down
a job
for $85,000
a year
because
it required me
to travel
fourteen days
every month.
i don’t want
to be
without my wife
for one day,
let alone
six months
every year.
$85,000.
and to think
my wife
complains
that i don’t
write
love poems.
©Wolfgang Carstens all rights reserved
Wolfgang Carstens is best known for his short, choppy poems, explosive readings, and books that hit as hard as a Cancer diagnosis. He lives in Canada with his wife, five kids, grandson, two cats, ghost dog, mortgage and death. His poetry is printed on the backs of unpaid bills. Visit him at wolfgangcarstens.com.