HOLIDAY END OF DAYS!

You’ll need some time where
we’re going. Pack
some in your carry-on.

The trip is short and heavy
like my elderly Greek relatives—
feta is irresistible if you have the right genes. I didn’t
get those ones.

Uber driver will stare at you,
I will slit their throat because that’s
what you’d want, yes, yes?

Do not scream if you see a
spider—
I can’t ignore the gross unintelligence
oozing from a move like that. It will blow up
our deal, relationship.

We will walk the pier and applaud
when we see a proposal, you will
applaud more enthusiastically than me you
have to.
Oh dear, when will that be us.
So good. When the rain falls scentless.

My stomach will often make judgement
calls, despite our frustration and
indignance. Let him feel
strong and sharp.

If you are anointed by others, do
not accept. Make a bold refusal. This
is not the time. I am

so devoted to you—
I am so fucking devoted to you.

What are you doing
with that. They cannot hear you,
my dear lovely sweetheart.

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Steven Christou, 22, Melbourne - Australia ✯ IG: @steven_christo

“Steven Christou (he/him) is a Melbourne-based writer, actor, director, and performance artist. Presenting intimate narratives in grandiose ways, Christou deftly combines poetry, film, music, and live performance to create works that function only through this eclectic merging of artforms. In 2023, the 22-year-old artist earned a creative arts Honours degree with First Class Honours from Deakin University. His new television series Single, Out is streaming on Emmy Award-winning network Here TV in the US and on Apple TV+ in Australia. Christou’s poetry has been published in Baby Teeth Journal, Sour Cherry Mag, and elsewhere.”