The Only Rose
Although
different blood runs through the veins,
yet better even
than kinship,
Friendship is
our Alter Ego.
Made of
materials
that withstand
time.
Affection at
first sight.
A reciprocal
sharing—giving.
Happiness in
success,
refuge in
hardship.
Small in number
Discreet
A good listener
of troubles.
A personal bond,
far from
impersonal “followers”
and lifeless
“likes.”
Friendship is
giving,
selfless.
The only rose
without thorns.
CHRISTOS CHARAKOPOULOS
CHRISTOS CHARAKOPOULOS is a PhD
candidate in Creative Writing at the Department of Early Childhood Education,
University of Thessaly (Greece). He holds a Master’s degree in the Teaching of
Language and Literature from the University of Nicosia (Cyprus). He completed a
three-year seminar program in Creative Writing at the "Tabula Rasa"
workshop in Athens. He works as a Greek language teacher in secondary
education. His poems and short stories have been published in both print and
online literary magazines and anthologies in Greece and abroad, in English,
Italian, and Serbian.
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