W. Barrett Munn : Writing

I'm not Ready

I'm not Ready

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


I'm not Ready I'm not ready to die. When I was young I thought I was ready; I was wrong. The same way I was..
In a Hallway in the Nursing Home

In a Hallway in the Nursing Home

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


In a Hallway of a Nursing Home This sleepy station, and all this white hair in wheelchairs waiting against the wall: squeak..
yellow

yellow

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


haiku
(750) Disambiguation

(750) Disambiguation

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


disambiguation: defining closely words that have ambiguous meanings
In a Room at the Hospital

In a Room at the Hospital

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


--- This scene with doctors grim as metamorphosis begins;endless desert, no phone, gas gauge empty.
The Remembered**

The Remembered**

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Originally published in Speckled Trout Review, Issue 4.1 Spring 2022
The Rebellious Years of Youth Wasted

The Rebellious Years of Youth Wasted

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Revised as a prose poem
Sonnet in Black

Sonnet in Black

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Will blue men’s lights whirl blue and red tonight? Will tough-guy insolence leave no recourse for me ? When I’m choking do ..
The Hardest Embrace

The Hardest Embrace

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


PUBLISHED IN THE AWAKENINGS REVIEW SPRING ISSUE 2023
This River

This River

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Major revision with a lot cut out and tossed out.