GARYFALLIA MOSCHOVA

 

 

Come on! Tell us the truth…

 

What made you

curse the rocks

for your downhill plunge to disaster,

hand over your dreams –willingly-

to the praetors,

fight with gods and demons

cause your temerity didn't thrive,

make up swan songs

before your alleged disappearance?

 

Tell us the truth

just in case you can save

what's left of your dignity,

or trick time

making it count your hours all over again

 

And after all,

in this way,

maybe you could leave us

nourish a damn hope without remorse

 

Addiction

 

A long buried

picture in a drawer

on the first pages of “Cancer Tropic”

reminisces virginal loves at the land of light

Soulless days

wet nights

moisten the paper, leaving their imprint

The letters leap out of the book

in their attempt to avoid a certain drowning

A heavy drink in a low glass seconds you

You confide in it your innermost feelings

Alcohol has become your best friend now

It doesn't ask for apologies

or assign responsibilities

or impose penalties

 

Otherwise, you would talk to the picture

But this one stinks, of remorse

and guilts

 

GARYFALLIA MOSCHOVA

 

GARYFALLIA MOSCHOVA: She is from Greece and lives in Thessaloniki. She is a teacher at a school for children with special needs. She loves nature, travelling and every form of art as she believes that only arts can cover the soul nakedness. Her writing presence is active in literary journals on social media. Works of her are included in many collective literary books and some poems have been awarded in literary national and international competitions. In 2023, she published her first poetry collection entitled: “Soul is a threshing floor and we are the Thresher”, by Fylatos Publications and, in 2025, her first fairy tale entitled: “Fanouris a tiny giant”, by Irakleitos publications.