The river is running The river of blood Swallowing up, drowning The kwashiorkor road A finger on a trigger Is going to pull one day Mushroom clouds bigger Than any from yesterday. The time has come again To learn how to survive And stand alone in your pain If only you are left alive Children torn from parents Friends and families will scatter In wars between governments Of people who think they matter. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
2025
TATEN SIND WORTE
Taten sind Worte Sie waren unsere ersten Worte der unmittelbarsten Sorte Und, so der Anschein, Werden sie auch unsere letzten sein. So schätze ich uns mittlerweile ein. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
AGE OF DAMAGE
This is a war that has been waiting to happen They don’t love each other and never did They are not forgiving each other deeds overlapping Generations whose hatred they never hid They send missiles to greet each other The way you and I send words to one another When we’re angry and pain does not bother To differentiate between strangers and brothers It is the age of damage The stage of rage and carnage Angry birds in an iron cage Trapped in rampage. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
PIECE OF YOUR HEART
PIECE OF YOUR HEART.
Chorus
Just a give me a piece of your heart and I will bite – 2x
Verse 1:
I love it when you run your fingers through my hair
I love it when you plant your kisses everywhere
I love it when you laugh at the silly things I do
I love it when you tell me how you love me too
Rpt CHORUS
Bridge 1:
There’s something about how you watch me – yeah yeah
There’s something about how you touch me – yeah yeah
There’s something about how you’re walking – yeah yeah
There’s something about how you’re talking – yeah yeah
Hauu.. hauu.. Hauu.. huhuhu..
Verse 2:
Your heart is sunshine when I’m feeling black and blue
Your smile is music when I don’t know what to do
Your kiss is magic when I need some company
Your eyes are full of what your heart is wishing me
Rpt CHORUS
Bridge 2:
A gentle piece, full of love like the gentle seas
Cool me down like a gentle breeze
I feel at home and at ease, so please
Take me in and never let me out
Teach me what love is all about
If I am down, share this ground with me
When the sun comes up then rise with me
And then
Hold me hold me, hold me hold me, hold me hold me, never never leave me – 3x
‘Cause I just need your company
Epilogue:
Piece of your heart… and I will bite… (rptdly)
PIECE OF YOUR HEART
Lyrics & Music (c) Che Chidi Chukwumerije.
EIN ORT FÜR TATEN
Es gibt eine Ecke in der gesellschaftlichen Seele Die siehst sie nie selbst nicht mit der schärfsten Brille Deines Verstandes. Nicht mal das Herz ahnt daß sie vorhanden ist, diese Ecke. Nur Güte bahnt sich den Weg zu ihr. Taten der Güte, der Menschlichkeit, der Selbstlosigkeit, der Freundlichkeit, nur Handlungen öffnet der Seele ihr Herz, ihre verschlossene Kehle und lässt Worte - die echten, die warmen - Form nehmen und Dich umarmen. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
AVERSION
It’s always amusing to me When in the midst of a White Sea I see one Black face And when he or she sees me They seem to panic visibly And avert their face Avoiding eye contact completely And seem to be begging me Not to look at their face Immersed in their White company Proving hard to them their loyalty. To save their face After looking at them thoughtfully For a while, I walk past them gently With a calm face Because we don’t altercate publicly We will do that when next we see Face to face. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
VERÄNDERUNG
Wenn ich der deutschen Gesellschaft alles gebe, alles schenke, was ich bin, was ich als Mensch wirklich im Kerne bin, werde ich dann zum Teil der Gesellschaft? Ist deshalb die Angst?: Denn wenn ich zum Teil der Gesellschaft werde, hätte ich die Gesellschaft nicht dadurch verändert? Aber hätte die Gesellschaft mich nicht auch verändert, wenn ich zu einem Teil von ihr werde? Wieso denn die Angst? Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
YOUR COLOURED SHELL
You‘ll be there sitting by yourself
And the world will come and meet you;
Your race will jump out like a shell
Between you and all that greet you;
Protecting you from some,
Separating you from some,
Making you invisible to many;
Making you scary to some,
Making you hated by some;
Making you a clichéd image to many;
Connecting you to others,
Uniting you with others,
Making you visible to this many.
And there’s nothing you can do about it
As if it were exactly how nature intended it.
You‘ll be there sitting by yourself
And the world will come and meet you.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
RAUM FÜR SPASS
Starr war‘s in Deiner kalten Welt Der Mars in einem dunklen Zelt Wär wärmer Doch ich bin Dein Jedi Dein Dreddy, Dein Teddy, Dein Che und Dein Tschiddy Egal wer, egal was Dich so arg verletzt hat Er, es, ist es nicht Wert. Heute haben wir Spaß an des Schmerzes Statt - Ich hab ein Lichtschwert. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
YOUR STRENGTH
When they hit The reason why it doesn’t hurt is not because it’s soft but because you’re tough to the core. Laugh the loudest When they hit you the hardest Stand the proudest When you face their mockery test Your strength won’t bring you victory Your strength IS your victory. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
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