On the Loose 

On neighborhood listservs,
He keeps reading 
About dogs
Getting out,
That never
Would have happened
With his London,
He probably
Would have
Had a 
Heart attack 
If that had
Ever happened
With his London.


London 

It’s been
A few weeks
Since he had
A good cry
But the tears
Are really 
Flowing now,
He just
Misses her
So much.


Taylor Dibbert is a writer, journalist, and poet in Washington, DC. “Home Again,” his debut poetry collection, is due out later this year.