I told you
I would find you
And then I went inside
And there You were
Hidden but bonafide
Inside me everywhere.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
Poetry
QUEEN
Have you seen
Have you been
Did you mean
You’re my queen
Your wide smile
Goes with me the extra mile
Does it mean
You’re my queen.
The house is clean
The grass is green
I can’t deny or complain
You are my queen.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
TOLD WITH SILENCE
More lies are told with silence
than with words.
More truths are stored in silence
than in words.
Yet we keep on talking
And saying all the things we don’t mean
The rest is stored in silence
Unheard and unseen.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
HARD TO EXPLAIN
There are too many things In my heart For which I don’t have words - Some are chains, some are wings, Some please, some hurt, Some are shields, some are swords. All are a part of the challenge in me, Hurting me, holding me, healing me. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
NO RELIGION
Don‘t tell me your religion,
Show me your personality,
Your character, your reason
For being, your inner reality.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
ONCE
Don‘t think twice
It only comes once
Take it the first time
It is your last chance.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
HEAD
Feelings in red
Dealings in bed
Healings instead
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
THE CHANGE
When you extend your hand long enough One day you pull it back. No human heart is strong enough To forever withstand rejection’s attack. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
LYING
When people lie Their energy shouts Why Even as their mouths deny. In every human eye There is a buried cry. To lie is, a little, to die. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
COME INTO THE LIGHT
Come into the light Here where Home is bright Let us exchange insight With the same intensity With which we sometimes fight Let Honesty be our Propensity At the very Height Of our Intimacy It will feel right, it will feel so right Without a shred of complacency. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
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