Lots of Linen

First day

In Colombo and

After checking out 

Several stores

And trying on 

Dozens of shirts

He finds four linen shirts

That work for him

Ten minutes

After he pays

He gets a WhatsApp message 

From Sri Lankan Airlines

His bag has been found

And he needs 

To return

To the airport

To get it.

Taylor Dibbert is a poet in Washington, DC. He’s author of, most recently, “On the Rocks.”