W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Waiting for an Uber and Thinking Harsh Thoughts

Waiting for an Uber and Thinking Harsh Thoughts

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** His plan was to make a series of speeches describing society’s ills explain how weak the other side is. The Uber arr..
How to Play Favorites and Win

How to Play Favorites and Win

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My favorite day is Thursday, close enough to a weekend to smell it, far enough away, the weekend won’t pass too quic..
The Queen of Half-A*s

The Queen of Half-A*s

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** She only washes dishes, she won’t ever dry. She’ll run the vacuum if I take it out and put it aw..
Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** He says his name is Bobby Brown but I don’t believe him. I knowevery Brown that livesin this county,and he weren't amon..
Night Beneath the Sink

Night Beneath the Sink

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I squeeze myself beneath the sink and I wedge myself into the corner, near the trap that, sometimes, gives birth to dea..
Trees, Like Me

Trees, Like Me

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** There’s nothing better than being a tree. I don’t have to run to catch a bus. I just wait until a drunk bus ..
Sonnet for a Bully Circus

Sonnet for a Bully Circus

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Someone said “bully”, out loud. The movie was a western; the bad guy made a miner dance, destined to mak..
Oh, John, You're So Clever

Oh, John, You're So Clever

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I asked the Bible how I, with my inclinations, could pull off a Socrates moment. The Bible said, Luke: 17. ..
Transformation

Transformation

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I rose, having been unconscious, left for dead, hanging over a low, timbered fence. Now I summoned to me half an army,..
(A-100) Angst

(A-100) Angst

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My teenage years were filled with valleys, valley after valley, some less severe, not many, most were steep and deep..