Christy Munson

Joined March 2021

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My words expose what I find real and worth exploring.

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The Great Barrier
he is a fish I cannot save delicate red fins fluttering exposed gills contracting hyperextended mouth biting exoskeleton whipping
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Onward
you thought a picnic in Scotland would be romantic and it was a memorable first date: soggy sandwiches in the jarring rain
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Shimmy
Ten Mother would teach me a lesson for wandering in after midnight after closing time, after curfew after “God only knows what...”
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Last Time
I sit on our grey couch with its torn cover and worn strands that once held together and listen for your truck’s snarling engine
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Fawn
you, with your wild eyes and gun store buck knife, start hacking at her warm flesh you say she’ll make a fine stew
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Overland Pass
The following poem is as it was originally published to Poets on Vocal.Media in 2021. A newer version has been posted in 2024 with added verses to achieve the Challenge's required length of exactly 250 words.
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Frog
I found him on the steps to my father’s church he saw me first and blinked I stood perfectly still, silent, smiling
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Spring Break
I thought about my one phone call and the stupidity of Greyhounding 23 hours—all stops— Virginia to Florida for spring break
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
We'd Be Lost Without Her
My sister, Jeanie, grew up two years older and a mile into the air taller than me. She could see high above the crowds like nobody else, so she always picked the best friends. Since her days in kindergarten, Jeanie has chosen wisely.
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Viva
Crazy Eight
Random things I learned while living my life. Because Vocal created this really cool contest and I can't resist... I’ve chosen to describe eight random things because eight (Ba in Chinese) has the similar pronunciation with 发 (Fa, meaning wealth or fortune). And I am told that this number is very welcome among Chinese people.
By Christy Munson5 years ago in FYI
Long Odds
your TV repairman turned stepfather lines up metal folding chairs between the aboveground pool and the bank
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets
Broken Angel
someone broken returned her chipped, marble sacrifice, fallen angel toppled off the back -- one too many questionable turns
By Christy Munson5 years ago in Poets