Thursday, 12 March 2015

My welcome guests - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Solitude echoes in the melancholy poems, depicting the aftermath of a relationship breakup. A poem by Chris Zachariou
Melancholy Embrace

An avalanche of memories—

songs, white lilies, yellow roses;
my friends and welcome guests.

They knock on my door
we sit around the table
we smoke, drink wine
and talk about you.

Your laughter—
the laughter of a woman-child;
the smile I adored, the eyes I kissed
the lips that said 'I love you'.

You touched me with your words
but we were so young, almost children.
Frightened I ran from you and didn't see

the sadness falling across your eyes
until one day you opened our door
and left silently and without a trace.

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