"...In Memoriam..."

by Anthony Roberts

Feb 10, 2022

Note: This poem is from the Pushcart Prize-nominated Pigtown by Anthony Roberts, published by Red Dashboard Publishing.

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In Memorian

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Brad (stabbed)

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Lori (AIDS)

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Jimmy (stabbed)

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Shaun (heroin)

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Richie (heroin)

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Molly (heroin)

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Larry (hanged)

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Brian (heroin)

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Charlie (heroin)

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Ollie (heroin)

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Steve (shotgun to the face)

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Lamont (pistol shot to the head)

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Pat (AIDS or heroin, no one’s sure which)

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Billy (AIDS from Pat)

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Wade (hanged)

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Someone’s statistics

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they’re DEAD

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you’re NOT

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see the difference

Anthony Roberts is a veteran of Baltimore and Afghanistan. He currently lives in New Jersey in a home with beautiful views and interlocking fields of fire.

Listen to our Savage Wonder episode with him here.

He is the author of the Pushcart Prize-nominated Pigtown and The Clearing Barrel.

You can follow him here.

Learn more about the Veterans Repertory Theater here.

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