When only one person’s attention matters to you, only one person’s smiles and words and approval really matter to you, over a long and sustained period of time, then you know that your heart has really been taken and, even more importantly, your heart has truly voluntarily given itself to someone. Then you know you’re really in love.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
Neue Seiten von mir Kommen wieder zum Leben. Wieder. Denn sie waren eben In alten Zeiten bereits hier. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
Envy and Jealousy and Possessiveness. Distrust and Disloyalty and the breaking of Promises. Not knowing one’s boundaries. Untoward and unjustified claims upon the other. Intrusiveness. Space and vicinity. Balance. Knowing the line between giving and taking, between being there and crossing boundaries, between being close enough and being too close for comfort. Knowing which demands and expectations are legitimate and must be met, and which ones are too intrusive. Respect. Mutual respect. Consideration for the other’s nature. Making the effort to know the other better. Carefulness. Intimacy. Understanding the different layers and forms of intimacy, and knowing which ones to share with which people, which ones apply within which forms of friendship, which ones are exclusive and which ones are inclusive. You can connect with many people deeply, and each connection is different. But there is a certain connection that can only be shared with one, or none, at every point in time. Truthfulness and honesty and trust and bravery. Trust is a form of bravery. Reciprocity in our relationships with one another.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
The fogs of war Clouding and blinding - The cogs of war Tripping up and grinding - The bogs of war Weighing down and binding - The blogs of war Lying, agitating, not minding - The dogs of war Stuck in the past, rewinding. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
Ein Tag genügt um ein Leben zu durchleben Alles - Liebe und Hass tauschen, nehmen und geben Wachsen oder zurückfallen, verstehen oder vergessen, stecken bleiben oder weitergehen - und unterdessen einen völlig normalen Tag äußerlich leben. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
Thinking of tomorrow Of when you‘ll be gone Your name is Sorrow And your work is almost done. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
Wollen wir „wir“ wollen? Wollen wir? Wir wollen! Ja, wollen wir! Wollen ist unser Wir Handeln ist unser Wir Denken ist unser Wir Empfinden ist unser Wir Wollen wir? Ja, wollen wir! Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
She wanted to go with peace in her heart And I decided to give her that peace - Let there be peace in you when you part; If there’s a heaven, it is of it an inner piece And it is the only way to make a new start. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
Die Gesellschaft die Dich mit fremden Augen ansieht wird Dir immer wieder und wird Dir eines Tages zeigen, sie sieht Dich nicht als Mitglied. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
Strange How feelings change The heart is a shooting range The things that die They don’t tell you why They just stop to cry. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
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