Friday, 3 April 2026

Adrift on the Magdalena | Poems of Despair

 

Dark Munch-style river journey scene of exile and illusion by Cyprus poet Chris Zachariou, drifting boat in despair.
A Journey of Despair

My darling one,
there is no room for misfits like us
in the land of milk and honey.
They are closing down the border.

My wayward mistress’ eyes—
shadows fall across her wisdom
shaped by aged gurus of the East;
flung aside, she lies by the river
shivering with doubt and fear.