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
Poetry
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
WE BELIEVED
When we were being deceived
We believed
And we received what we thought was inspiration
And conceived in what we thought was conviction
A reality based on our tricked imagination
And we achieved the illusion of home.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
ROMANCE
One Chance
One dance
That is romance
One glance
That is romance
Take it or lose it.
One chance to choose it.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
DREAM REALITY
And then I come out of the dream
And I can remember as much of it
As I can convert into reality.
And what I forget is not really forgotten –
It is buried in that deep part of my heart
That cannot find a foothold in the world.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
THE OPPOSITE
When they pull the ground out From under your feet, Grow wings and learn to fly. When they hurt you, They make you stronger, Growing younger and younger Everyday until you die. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
PRIZE
People who try to bring you down Will see you rise - Their thorns will turn into your crown, That’s your prize. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
LOSING
What is the sense
What is the essence
Of winning the world
And losing your soul
To the world you won
To which you don’t belong?
Trying to feel among –
Sadness in the heart of fun.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
BE OPEN
The voices of the evening
If life is a dish
The street songs are its seasoning
In your heart make a wish
And leave it open
Because you never know in advance
Who is secretly hoping
To join you in the city’s dance.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
DON’T ENGAGE
Take it easy sometimes
Don’t take everything personal
People are under stress
Your meeting is just an interval
If you don’t engage
The river will keep on flowing
People will just keep on going
From page to page
From rage to rage
From stage to stage
From age to age.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
