The simplest things can turn hard All of a sudden and for no reason Other than you made a small error Of judgment in the easy season. The hardest things can become easy All of a sudden and without effort Simply because you change your perception Because mentality is a form of transport. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
NUR DU
Es gibt manchmal eine Stimme, nur Du kannst sie hören. Alle Ratschläge der Mitmenschen können Dich nur stören. Du musst selbst in Dir horchen, um den Weg zu sehen. Du musst Du von allen befreien, um den Weg zu gehen. Du musst unwissend werden, um den Weg zu verstehen. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
ONLY ONE THING
A new phase A new song plays My heart differently prays The end of days The going of new ways Only one thing stays The same, missing you. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
SELBSTGAST
Hotelzimmer haben etwas Fremdes und Vertrautes zugleich. Du bist weit weg von Dir und bist in Dir ein Besucher in einem Friedensreich. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
GORDIAN KNOT
I can’t find the words I can’t find the right chords Our messages have become swords Cutting deeper than we thought. Will they cut through our Gordian knot And free us? Or not? But free us from what? From ourselves or from our fears? My anxiety level and my tears Will colour the remainder of my years. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
NACHTLIEBEN
Die Nacht hat leise nachgedacht und laut meines Herzens Ohren sehr leise auch geliebt und gelacht und ein Liebesgedicht wurde geboren. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
TIME TO PART
It’s time to part With peace of heart, Reconciliation the chart - Lord, how great Thou art. Finally letting go Of pain and sorrow, Of wanting and woe - You reap what you sow. You forgive, forget and grow. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
LOVERS AND TRUTH
Lovers, you have to tell yourselves the truth. The only thing that may unite or separate you is the truth. The only thing that should keep you together or tear you apart is the truth. The only thing that can really merge or divide you is the truth. Truth is a function of love and love is a function of truth. You cannot separate them one from the other because the aim of love is to give you freedom but, as we know, only the truth can set you free.
If you love something, set it free – if it comes back to you, it is yours; if it doesn’t, it never was. If you love something, tell it the truth – if it stays with you, it is yours; if it doesn’t, it never was. If something claims that it loves you, ask it the truth – if it tells you the truth, it is yours; if it doesn’t, it never was. Truth is the ultimate determiner of love.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
IST-ERFÜLLUNG
Jede Sekunde meines Lebens
ist Erfüllung
Jeder Schlag meines Herzbebens
ist Erfüllung
Jeder Schritt meines Strebens
ist Erfüllung
Jeder Faden meines Webens
ist Erfüllung.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
ADJUSTING
You overcome the pain By becoming one with it. You lighten the rain By learning to dance in it. You conquer rejection By accepting it. You unburden affection By confessing it. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
Che Chidi Chukwumerije 