I make many mistakes
But I make them honestly
And, whatever it takes,
I try to correct them eventually.
If I offended you, know for sure
That I carry regret in my heart
And hope to make amends before
One of us from this earth shall depart.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
Let the hope arise in you again
Like an eternal sun of love
And dissolve repeatedly your pain
Like a magnet drawing from Above
Free yourself from heavy thoughts,
Let a happy current course through you;
Gradually life connects all the dots
Morning after morning healing anew.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
Your life is the expression of yourself
And yourself is the expression of your life,
Your surface is the mirror of your depth,
In you is the strength to overcome all strife.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
That moment comes and it suddenly clicks, That someone you thought was close to you Really does not know you. The mind played tricks - Or was it the heart? - on both of you. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
In the morning when the sun arises A light shall also dawn within you, A clarity that intrinsically recognises What on Earth you are supposed to do - To awaken to service to the good, For kindness, honesty, courage and humility Are life’s deeper nourishment and food And the template of humanity. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
Go at your own pace Let no one hurry you Your life has deeper value Than just to be in a race. Frame your own narrative Own your own story Share your own memory Everybody’s is selective. Only you know Deep within your soul Your heart’s true goal You alone know. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
Feel it fully Intensely not dully Pain beyond measure Is one of the earth’s treasures It grows your heart Makes it strong, soft and alert All in one. Your true heart Your spirit, your innermost part That lives on and on and on And on and on and on… Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
So many things happen in a day So many people cross your way Some for work, some for play Each of them has something to say With or without words they pay You back for something from yesterday. Some will move on, some will stay - Examine them with your intuition’s light ray Let your yea be yea and your nay be nay And never forget, with your heart, to pray. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
There is always something to say And no one to say it to The heart is a deep wide bay Where stories and strangers sail into To quietly offload, sit and recuperate Locked in the soliloquy of the seeker The pain-cooked rebirth to elevate Phoenix back to Light in a world grown bleaker. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner rivero
It’s not as easy as you think
Some bones heal in their broken position
Yes, they don’t hurt anymore
But they will never again make the same old motion
And you will never again feel the former emotion.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
Che Chidi Chukwumerije 