WHY THE INNOCENT LAD? If you wanted a blood like a vampire That gulps down blood like a red wine Morning, afternoon and night Why not go to the abattoir where genuine blood is wasting? If you must shade the blood yourself Like ‘Dinta’ (hunter) that scouts for deer, rabbit and others in the forest Why not target one of the miscreant animals from the highlands That eats up our crops and fights our farmers to appease your blood thirst? Why targeting the innocent lad? Why spilling the blood of Somtochukwu Ibeanusi like unwanted red oil? Why desecrating Eke-Ukwu Market with his blood? Why causing others eternal injuries with your bullets? Do you want to attract the anger of the market gods? His blood, your riffle spilled His destiny, you untimely threw into the belly of death His family, you have forcefully fed with undying tears At ten, what sin has he committed against you? And yet you’re telling us no life was lost Why? (To condemn the shooting of an innocent lad...

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR BILLION BILLION We’re waiting for your billion billion We’re waiting for your million million That will be announced to us by your prophet; A messenger that is more truthful than the sinless angel. We’re waiting for your billion billion We’re waiting for your million million Because our ears are already itching After all, no truth or lies blocks the ears. We’re waiting for your billion billion We’re waiting for your million million You used to appease the raging rats That invaded your office while you tarried in your health excursion. We’re waiting for your billion billion We’re waiting for your million million You used to buy exotic ‘rat meals’ Instead of patronizing your sheep Hawking our Aba made ‘Otapiapia’ on the streets with empty stomachs. We’re waiting for your billion billion We’re waiting for your million million You used to sweep away the rats’ mess Plus their urines that using detol, water and your broom could have done the...