Chris Zachariou
The Madonna of the River | A Coming-of-Age Poem
My green-eyed Madonna / screeches and writhes in the mud / with tobacco-chewing rednecks.
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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
The Poet's Betrayal | A Coming-of-Age Poem
The surrealist poem unveils a surreal tapestry, where oaths linger, unicorns captivate, and the moon witnesses a chameleon's enigmatic crawl
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Poets Come of Age | A Coming-of-Age Poem
We talk of poets and white doves till sunrise / blushing anemones, chilled juice / and ice cream and mother's apple pie.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
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.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Portrait of The Poet as a Lover | Toxic Love
The tumultuous journey of two poet-lovers entangled in the depths of toxic love and passion, where emotions clash like raging storms.
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
I Will Always be her Lover | Toxic Love
I live inside her twisted mind. / There was no choice. She left the door /
ajar and casually asked me to come in...
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.
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
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.
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