W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Old Friends

Old Friends

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** On my iPhone, a voice from my past has left me a message. Me and Steve were friends once, best friends by the time we tr..
Hibernation

Hibernation

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I considered uttering some words about butterflies, but it’s December, and there aren’t any butterflies; ther..
(A-139) Dog Walk While Introverted

(A-139) Dog Walk While Introverted

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It’s hard to pretend to like people when you don’t like people at all. Here’s Harry, walking..
Resignation

Resignation

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I think it enough to have the inclination -- There is no requirement to be a drunk or act like one to prove you are an a****..
The Color of the Car was Red

The Color of the Car was Red

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Hank got drunk and swerved when a chipmunk darted into the path of his Cadillac Coup de Ville. He hit i..
Lust on the Corner

Lust on the Corner

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** A youthful lithe female is strolling in a small circle around the street corner and she tilts her head provocatively ..
Life as an Inuit

Life as an Inuit

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** For far too many years, forty or more, I spent life locked in a box, hiding the I-don’t-know part of me from sc..
At Halftime in the Hotel Room

At Halftime in the Hotel Room

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The way her dress slips up her thighs as she laughs on the bed with her friends is too obvious to be accidental. This ..
Why There are Frogs

Why There are Frogs

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** As nine-year-olds me and Larry must have walked past that same window a thousand times taking our private shortcut to ..
Venice Isn’t Nice

Venice Isn’t Nice

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I wonder what I could get in Venice for a pound of flesh from my gut; I don’t need all that marbled fat, just as I..