To have someone that loves you, Really loves you, is the most beautiful thing, The most special thing, that can happen to you - Nothing can describe it, not even a ring. It is a special gift from God reaching you Through the agency of another human’s devotion - Devotion to you, surrender to you, Service to you, support of you, Love for you, care towards you, Honesty with you, dedication to you, Joyful natural voluntary sacrifice to and for you, Giving you dignity and protection And bringing you elevation and elation. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
2026
HERZ STEHT KOPF
Herz steht Kopf
Kopf steht Herz
Abwärts aufwärts
Einwärts auswärts
Wer ist da? Klopf Klopf
Ich weiß oft nicht
Wer da in mir ist
Bewusst seiner Pflicht
und deren innerer Frist.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
THE VAST DISTANCE
The deepest form of intimacy is the sharing of truth. Sex is not the highest form of intimacy - Honesty is. No sleuth can penetrate a false heart of lies. No compass can navigate the vast distance opened up by lies that keeps hearts separate. This distance cannot be closed by vicinity - This distance can only be closed by veracity. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
NOCH DA
Nie sind die Menschen noch da, wo sie einst waren, wenn Du wiederkehrst - Komme keinem Menschen zu nah, sonst fühlst Du Dich als ob Du nie da wärst. Ich will nicht mehr traurig sein aber glücklich sein macht mich traurig und traurig sein macht mich glücklich und unter Menschen fühle ich mich allein. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
THROUGH HONESTY
Don’t be ashamed Pour it all out The heart is tamed and freed from doubt by the bravery of honesty. Let those that hurt you continue to mock you It still cannot stop you from healing through honesty and growing through adversity. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
MAL HELL
Du warst mal hell leuchtend wie ein Stern Was ist passiert? Jetzt bist Du kalt und fern und dunkel und verlogen und verheimlichst gern Deine Gedanken. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
PARTS OF STORIES
The person you think is in your story is also in someone else’s story. Never think a person is exclusively yours, even if they tell you so. It only depends on the form and context, on the depth and scope, and on the intensity and exact nature, of their role in your story and their roles in other people’s stories as well. Just like you are in many people’s stories, so is even the person closest to you maybe even closer still to someone else in that other person’s story. People are interconnected in ways nobody can fathom.
And you can only see your story, but lack complete access into the world of the other person’s story. You only know the character a person plays in your story, but you would be surprised if you ever saw the character that same person plays in another person’s story. Never will you know all the parts of a story, only some – if you are lucky, maybe the relevant ones. Never will you know all the people in a person’s story. And never ever will you know all the stories in which a person features – not even the person closest and dearest to you. Just like only God knows all the stories that you too are a part of.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
MAY YOU
May you grow Like the flowers you love so much May you sow Seeds of fruits that nourish as such May you glow Under the purity of a true lover’s touch May you know Honesty to which you can safely clutch. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
WIEDER DA
In letzter Zeit höre ich die Stimmen wieder nah und weit die Stimmen und die Lieder der Mitmenschen und der Menschheit denn ich bin wieder da nach Jahrzehnten der Abwesenheit in denen ich nur Dunkelheit sah. Und jetzt höre ich die Stimmen wieder und meine auch - und spüre meine Beine gehen wieder und Lachen in meinem Bauch. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
WOUNDED TERRAIN
I‘m riding on the train And riding through my pain When I’m done if I’m still sane I won’t come this way again. The experience is a strain On my heart and on my brain Riding through wounded terrain Where my trust was slain. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
Che Chidi Chukwumerije 