W. Barrett Munn : Writing

To the Girl I Never Should Have Ignored

To the Girl I Never Should Have Ignored

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** You never did say thank you for all the grief I saved you from; had we married, which is whatyou saidlater you had planned, you wou..
To the Lunch I Ate Today

To the Lunch I Ate Today

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Red beans and rice you were there for me again, and I thank you, although you’re probably my only protein. You c..
The Limits of Ownership

The Limits of Ownership

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Some things, I guess, aren’t meant to be owned, like the pearl button on my favorite western shirt that went missing an..
No Longer the Dog Walker

No Longer the Dog Walker

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Out of the house and turn right, then make a left at the corner -- that was our everyday pattern back when I still..
Simple So Hard

Simple So Hard

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** There are mighty people and wee people. We the People. Look around, you’ll see the world is r..
Deja Vu

Deja Vu

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** An angry king sent his knights to arrest the free speech advocate for exercising free speech rights wrongly ..
The Optimist

The Optimist

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Again March arrives, and over-optimism is an air-born plague passed among revelers from breathing in increasing daylig..
Metaphorical Death Trap

Metaphorical Death Trap

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I put a lot of s**t in the toilet and flushed it out to see if stinking up the joint mattered to the clientele at Har..
In a League of Their Own after Buying Justice

In a League of Their Own after Buying Justice

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I never knew Superman was so fat or that Batman dressed all in black tee shirts when being Chainsaw Man or that Superman..
(A-168) A Dangerous Stage of Grief

(A-168) A Dangerous Stage of Grief

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** You died; I'm left to decide how much of me you took with you. Seems the best part of my life is mis..