The Tenant

He’s left his
Basement apartment

To pick up

A small package

From Amazon

On the porch

Of the main house

And he grabs 

The package and

Right after that

A dude who’s

Standing in the sidewalk

Asks him

If he’s John’s tenant

And he tells the dude

Yes

And the guy says

Cool and 

As he reenters 

His apartment

He realizes 

That that’s probably 

The first time

That someone’s asked him

If he’s stealing 

An Amazon package

Off someone’s porch.

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