The character of the end One month passes one year passes 10 years pass Still no sight no word no message No communication That’s when it sinks in That was really the end He is gone Gone for good. The disappearance of friends Ends are Not Trends The heart never mends The end never ends. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
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PROGRESSION
Abstand ist besser als unechte Nähe. Was ich weiß, ist anders als was ich sehe. Jedes Mal, wenn ich mich umdrehe, sieht die Vergangenheit anders aus. Zu denken, das war mal mein Zuhaus, sonderbar. Gut, daß uns die Gegenwart fern und immer ferner wegzieht vom Gestern. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
CHANGE CHANGES CHANGE
There is something about change Once it starts, it is irreversible The inexorable march is strange Like a Divine verdict incontestable You see it happening yet you cannot stop it When you try to stop it you only develop it Even faster and make yourself expendable. There is something about change It is is surreal. Unreal. It is strange. Change changes the parameters of change And never changes in the same way. Change changes change But never changes it in the same way. And never stops changing. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
TIME DOES NOT CHANGE THINGS
Time doesn’t change things, they stay as they are. Events change things. Experiences change things. Things change things. Not time. Time only changes the outer appearance of the form of things.
Sometimes a thing that seems like it will last forever only lasts a short time and then changes, because the thing or event that will change it met it early.
While sometimes an other thing that seems flimsy and ephemeral stays unchanged for eternities, because the thing or experience that will change it has not yet met it.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
OHNE DRUCK KEIN GLÜCK
Du schiebst mich Ich schiebe zurück Wir tanzen das Spiel Von Druck und Glück Es ist Sehnsucht Es sind Triebe Es ist Achtung Es ist Liebe Es ist Kommunikation In Liebe alles geben Und wenn es entgegnet wird In Liebe nachgeben. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
WAY BACK HOME
Don‘t mourn me when I die Wave me goodbye I will be going home If I miss my way home Then I will come Back again to retry. So don’t mourn me when I die I did not come to stay I came here to find my way Back Home. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
MACHEN
Wir schaffen schaffen lieben lieben vergeben vergeben verschieben verschieben Und hören niemals auf Bis wir ankommen Und hören niemals auf Bis wir ankommen. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
BEYOND PAIN
Pain they say is your friend But it is also your enemy. Be careful when it starts to bend, It can break you completely. Take small breaks from your pain Every once in a little while. Laugh at yourself or with a friend - If you can’t laugh, smile. Tell pain enough is enough When you’ve learned your lesson. After washing, turn the shower off And you can now start dressing Up, stepping out and showing up, Changing your narrative. Not pain but joy is the overflowing cup That we drink to eternally live. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
DIE GEDANKEN BLEIBEN
Der Zug füllt sich
in kräftigen Stoßen
von Station zu Station
Füllt sich mit Menschen
füllt sich mit Gedanken
Jeder mit einer Mission
Der Zug leert sich
mit hastigen Schritten
ungeduldig monoton
Die Menschen gehen
Die Gedanken bleiben
Vorlagen zur Fiktion.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
LAUGHTER IS NOT MIRTH
Laughter is not mirth
Fame is not worth
Friendliness is not friendship
Fronting is not leadership
Distance is often the closest vicinity
From which to clearly see
The true nature of a person’s humanity.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river
Che Chidi Chukwumerije 