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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
Why Not? | Mosaics
It is nearly impossible to stay friends when lovers part but one remains in love.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Troubadour | Melancholy Poems
An introspective journey through longing and betrayal, "The Troubadour" explores the complexities of love in melancholy verse.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
A life Looking at the Door | Melancholy Poems
The poem portrays a reflective journey through memories tainted by both sweetness and sorrow evoking a sense of introspection and longing.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
A Very Serious Altercation | Toxic Love
I kissed your broken hopes / I warmed you with gasping breath / and prayed to the gods / that you would never leave me...
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Atthis Abandons Sappho | A Tribute to Sappho
An imagined view of the blossoming of an affair between the two lovers and a testament to the enduring power of love and the pain of loss.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Sappho and Anactoria | A Tribute to Sappho
Sappho mourns the end of her relationship with Anactoria and begs Aphrodite's help to overcome the pain of her loss.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Rumours Of Your Sainthood | Melancholy Poems
Α poem capturing a deeply personal and introspective journey through the evolution of a relationship and the transformation of an individual
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
A Merciless Queen | Toxic Love
A poem about toxic love that poisons a relationship with constant bickering and arguments that lead to pain, separation, and loneliness.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
She Loves You Not | Melancholy Poems
A poignant poem delving into the emotional turmoil of unrequited love as the narrator grapples with feelings of inadequacy and uncertainty.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Metronome | Mosaics
The poem echoes a man’s loneliness and captures the rhythmic monotony juxtaposed with a butterfly's transformative journey.
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