Chris Zachariou
Choices | A Coming-of-Age Poem
Young love's unity thrives amidst diverse traits, a heartwarming tale of devotion and togetherness. Embracing differences, they stay in love
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In my poetry, I try to include all aspects of the human condition. Love and pain, sin and redemption, life and death and all that lies in between.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
You Wanting Me and Me Wanting You | A Coming-of-Age Poem
Amidst the Sixties' turmoil, a young girl's piety wrestles with her desires while the poem echoes the allure of forbidden longings.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Words | Toxic Love
Exploring the tumultuous realm of toxic love and the depths of the human experience and emotions.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Street Party | Toxic Love
A poem that explores the feelings of loss and sadness, experienced even in crowded places by those abandoned when love ends.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Muse Has Fled | Toxic Love
A poem that reflects on love ending and feelings of loneliness and loss by the one abandoned.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Oblivion at Last | Toxic Love
Navigating the tumult of toxic love, the poem unfolds a turbulent journey, where waves of despair echo the tumultuous emotions within.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Who Are You? | Toxic Love
In 'Who Are You?' the poem unveils toxic love's tumult, vividly painted in dark hues, unravelling the essence of lost connection.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
I Will Bake a Cake | Cyprus Poems
My darling son / there is a cry for war / across the land / by those who have no sons / and it calls for you to go...
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Lips Unlocked | Mosaics
A poem by the Cyprus poet Chris Zachariou on the joy of young and uncomplicated love.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Words We Leave Unsaid | Poems of Death and Grief
Five sat around the table / eating ice cream and apple pie / but in between the laughter / and the sips of wine /
silence fell...
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