The Ugly American



He’s at the

Airport in Doha

At the gate

And waiting 

For his flight,

Then an 

American dude

Shows up 

And starts complaining

About a couple people

Taking naps

On the floor,

The American dude

Has no idea

How silly and sad 

He looks,

The ugly American,

Still a thing

After all these years.





Taylor Dibbert is a writer, journalist, and poet in Washington, DC. “Rescue Dog,” his fifth book, was published in May.