Jim’s steaming.
We’re playing no limit Texas Hold Em. Jim just dropped $8200, then another $1500 and now it’s $25,000 to call. The board is Ace/Ace/King. Jim’s holdings Kings. I’m holding bullets. If I call, Jim’s done. If I don’t, I won’t respect myself in the morning.
Long story short,
That was the week I bought a speed boat.
©2024 Wolfgang Carstens All rights reserved.
Wolfgang Carstens is the author of numerous poetry collections, publisher at Epic Rites Press, and organizer and host of Poets Underground, a poetry show that celebrates and showcases the best and brightest authors currently working the marrow of contemporary poetry. He lives in Canada with his wife, five kids, grandson, mortgage and death. His poetry is printed on the backs of unpaid bills. More information at http://www.wolfgangcarstens.com.