Chris Zachariou
The Poet's Song | Toxic Love
The agony of Toxic Love through verses. A couple bathed in candlelight is broken, and bleak—the poetry of heartache and shadows.
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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
Winter | Melancholy Poems
The poem explores themes of loss, memory, and the passage of time through a narrative imbued with a subtle sense of melancholy.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Troubadour's Flute | Cyprus Poems
A poem about the power of art to capture a moment in time, and the beauty of innocence.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Virtuous Owl | A Coming-of-Age Poem
A tale of virtue and hidden desires, the virtuous owl sought sainthood and embraced abstinence but whose face still haunts her?
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Half Moon | A Coming-of-Age Poem
In the evocative tapestry of "The Half Moon," lives intersect in the ‘60s, weaving tales of love, loss, and timeless memories.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Talk with me | Mosaics
A poem about the absurdity of phrases such as 'we can still be friends' when a relationship ends acrimoniously.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Nitah | A Coming-of-Age Poem
Το ποίημα "Nitah" ξεδιπλώνει μια μαγευτική ιστορία νεανικής αγάπης, όπου η απώλεια παραμένει σαν σκιά.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
A Brutal War | Toxic Love
A poem about how toxic love sometimes can be exciting and joyful but at other times can be full of anger, destruction, and hate.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Sappho and Gongyla | A Tribute to Sappho
A poem conveying the universal pain of love and loss regardless of gender and that heartbreak knows no bounds.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Dreams Beyond a Poet's Heart | Toxic Love
My clothes are made of denim / and my shackles are made of love / Your long black skirt is made of silk / now take it off and lie down.
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