Innocence Its innocence Undisturbed Unpertubed By the turbulence Around it! A child's innocence! Peaceful is its sleep Smiles on its lips Troubles escaping it Oblivious of the upheavals Roaming in the adult world! A child's innocence! Soon! Yes, soonest! Its smiles will give way To hisses innumerable Its innocence will vanish And turbulence in its place! A child's innocence! Its peace will be robbed Its purity will be raped Its laughter will be torn All its cries will go unheeded By the cruel world of adulthood! A child's innocence! But for now It is enjoying itself Tomorrow is not its pain So let it last As long as it can! A child's innocence!

The Cleanser... The crimes are innumerable The sins uncountable... My iniquities .... Obvious and hidden! Yet... He sent it to cleanse me!!! Ramadhaan.... My lies drown me Truths scarce on my lips... My eyes yield not water When the verses are read... Yet... .... He sent it to cleanse me!! Ramadhaan.... His fear come and go In me like Nigeria's NEPA Salaat I skip Joining when convenient Or left alone Citing tiredness... Adhkar undone... .. The Testament unread... Yet... He sent it to cleanse me... ... Ramadhaan!!! Nollywood my company Till the daybreaks Tahajjud killed... Subhi... Meets me on bed... ... Yet .. He sent it to cleanse me .... Ramadhaan!!! Cleanse me Oh Allaah Forgive me... Radiate me in light... Shower me.... And preserve me... For... In... During... After.... The Blessed Ramadhaan.... And kill me Take me End me.... As a Forgiven Muslim... Cos... " ... Die not Except as a Muslim..."