"Night Terrors"
by Anthony Roberts
Note: This poem is from The Clearing Barrel by Anthony Roberts, published by Blue Jade Press.
I’m ending my own life
there is a pistol in my hand
another hand grips mine
“Let go of my fucking hand”
I wake up gripping my own wrist
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.