W. Barrett Munn : Writing

The Monarch

The Monarch

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The monarch rises in search of a throne among the many rows of black-eyed Susan. Blood inside my veins erupts and us..
Fever Dreams

Fever Dreams

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I awake once more cold, and wet dripping, arms thrashing the plain dark air that's filled with delusions of flying b..
River Cane

River Cane

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Skin like mottled yellow fingerprints, the green mango hints of a future ripe and juicy, cradled in a dead bask..
The Apology

The Apology

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I can’t begin to recall all the times I replayed the night in the cafe we met. I'm sure it's in the tho..
Everything

Everything

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I was forty-five before God finally died. Sure, I know, what took so long? It's impossible to know how ma..
Missed Opportunities

Missed Opportunities

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I spent my life chasing a conveyor belt carrying newly-wrapped pretty packages. Now that I'm old, all I want to know is what w..
Chit-Chat

Chit-Chat

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** We take it on faith, never discuss but acknowledge with our silence that life is filled with secrets. Sure we share. ..
No Redemption

No Redemption

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The engine began missing; I did too, the feel of you in the empty passenger seat. Imaginary money can do that to a m..
Reluctance of the White Page

Reluctance of the White Page

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Reluctance is why paper is lined. Line invites movement, following the flow of written word to the end, then b..