Nice people lie too And when they do They defend it with determination For fear of losing their reputation. Once you start with a lie You have no choice But to continue to deny Using your false voice And you become hard And you become cold And you put up your guard And you grow old It was worth it, I guess, To have wrongly said Yes - It would be sad to have killed your soul For nothing, and miss your true goal. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
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FEHLENDE WORTE
Die Worte fehlen mir denn sie gelten Dir Wer kennt sie? Nur wir. Nur wir kennen sie Arglos vergessen wir sie Wortlos brennen wir sie in uns ein. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
FORGET IT
How humility can guide you To find yourself if you let it - How anger can ride you To death if you won’t forget it - Forget it, it’s done and gone, Your pain is the healing kind - When you lost her, you won A deeper heart, a higher mind. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
BEIDSEITS
Wie viele Geister sind hier? Wie viele Menschen sind wir? Hier oder dort Wir sind alle vor Ort wir und Ihr. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
HEARTS NEED TIME
The heart needs a long time To understand that someone is gone. Decades after the death bells chime, The heart still waits for the loved one To come back home. The heart needs a long time Because hearts are built for eternity. Loving is more violent than crime, You’ll be sentenced to immortality As you wander and roam Trying to come back home. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
ZUSTAND
Die Nacht ist eine schwarze Leinwand Helle Gedanken säumen sie am Rand Uns verbindet ein unsichtbares Band Meine Worte sind meine ausgestreckte Hand Sie sind meiner Liebe hörbares Gewand Lesbare Sehnsucht tiefer als Verstand Betrachte sie als Leihgabe, als Pfand, und bringe sie zurück an meinen Herzstrand. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
REPEAT
It’s like 10,000 years away It’s like you went away On that fateful day It repeats itself everyday. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
GEIST, KENNE DEINE AUFGABE
Eine Maschine fragt Dich, ob sie für Dich denken und sprechen soll. Sagst Du Ja, vergisst Du Dich, verlierst Dich, und findest es sogar bequem und toll. Doch schöpfen ist nicht die Aufgabe von KI, schöpfen ist die Nahrung des Menschengeistes. Egal wie schön das KI-Ergebnis ist, kann sie nie den Geist reifen lassen ohne Selbsterreichtes. Dem Kaiser des Kaisers, Gott Gottes, dem Verstand Denken, dem Geist Empfindung, der künstlichen Intelligenz Sammeln, Grobes, dem Mensch körperliche und geistige Anstrengung. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
MANY STORIES
You have enemies you don’t know, They get to your friends behind your back. Those friends whose friendship was hollow Succumb to them and join in their attack. You have friends you don’t know, They‘re there for you when you need them most. They fight your fight, share your sorrow, Rejoice with you, sometimes invisibly like a ghost. You are not and never alone, You are a part of many stories and memories; Your life is an enrichment of someone else’s own And is enriched by others’ and their testimonies. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
BE HONEST WITH PEOPLE UPFRONT
Be honest with people upfront. Because they are giving you their all, hoping you will accept it and believing you are the one. If you know you are not available for them or they are not what you seek, don’t let them plant their garden in your backyard and enjoy their fruits for a while before brutally uprooting them when you’ve had enough, or when they now want to enter the house, or when the one or thing you really want shows up. You cause a deep pain in the universe and open a wound in their hearts that will bleed for lifetimes thereafter. Be honest with people upfront. Don’t make promises you can’t keep. Don’t say things you don’t mean or that aren’t REALLY real. If it’s not what you really want or if you’re not really sure, say it truthfully, keep your distance or break it off at once. You will gain a friend, and respect, for life, down the line.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
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