When trust breaks The universe shakes The heart aches And aches and aches And aches… Because the poem has lost what it takes To ever rhyme again. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
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MARCH TOWARDS APRIL
So many things ending in my life this month, as March ends. And so many things starting. Looking forward to April. Is my heart big enough to contain and bear it all? Yes, my heart is always big enough. And when it isn’t, it simply grows some more, grows again.
Aries, as ever, you end the old and bring the new. For me, to me, in me.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
REISEABSCHNITTE
Manche reisen alleine zu zweit Andere reisen zu zweit allein Ein Flugzeug erzählt viele Geschichten Fliegen ist ein versammeltes einsam-Sein Der eine schaut zurück auf die Vergangenheit Die andere blickt nach Vorne in die Zukunft Jemand schläft und jemand guckt Fernsehen Alle warten auf die Ankunft. Aber selten kommt man an, wenn man ankommt - Die Reise geht meistens weiter… Ich war nur der Flug-, nicht der Lebens-, Begleiter. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
AFTERMATH
It took me a while to acknowledge and accept the betrayal. And the permanent change. It is what it is. But now that I have, I have. Now, we can successfully pretend, together and apart, that it never happened; and that we were never that close. Now the bond is broken. The intimate bond of trust.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
BONDS
We belong to God, Not to one another. Possessiveness is flawed, No one owns the other. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
ONLY ONE PERSON
When only one person’s attention matters to you, only one person’s smiles and words and approval really matter to you, over a long and sustained period of time, then you know that your heart has really been taken and, even more importantly, your heart has truly voluntarily given itself to someone. Then you know you’re really in love.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
WIEDERBELEBUNG
Neue Seiten von mir Kommen wieder zum Leben. Wieder. Denn sie waren eben In alten Zeiten bereits hier. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
INTERACTIONS AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS
Envy and Jealousy and Possessiveness. Distrust and Disloyalty and the breaking of Promises. Not knowing one’s boundaries. Untoward and unjustified claims upon the other. Intrusiveness. Space and vicinity. Balance. Knowing the line between giving and taking, between being there and crossing boundaries, between being close enough and being too close for comfort. Knowing which demands and expectations are legitimate and must be met, and which ones are too intrusive. Respect. Mutual respect. Consideration for the other’s nature. Making the effort to know the other better. Carefulness. Intimacy. Understanding the different layers and forms of intimacy, and knowing which ones to share with which people, which ones apply within which forms of friendship, which ones are exclusive and which ones are inclusive. You can connect with many people deeply, and each connection is different. But there is a certain connection that can only be shared with one, or none, at every point in time. Truthfulness and honesty and trust and bravery. Trust is a form of bravery. Reciprocity in our relationships with one another.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
THE DOGS OF WAR AGAIN
The fogs of war Clouding and blinding - The cogs of war Tripping up and grinding - The bogs of war Weighing down and binding - The blogs of war Lying, agitating, not minding - The dogs of war Stuck in the past, rewinding. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
EIN VÖLLIG NORMALER TAG
Ein Tag genügt um ein Leben zu durchleben Alles - Liebe und Hass tauschen, nehmen und geben Wachsen oder zurückfallen, verstehen oder vergessen, stecken bleiben oder weitergehen - und unterdessen einen völlig normalen Tag äußerlich leben. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
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