Ramadan Poem | Day 24: Paintings by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
PAINTINGS
If i could learn how to paint a living soul
I could paint one for you
Drenched in a blood chain
That makes the body a portray
Of a good servant
If I could learn how to paint a body
I could paint one for you
Cleanse the hands, mouth, nose,
Face,
Wet the skin, the head, the ear
Cleanse the feet
And go to talk to Him
If I could learn how to paint a lips
I could paint it pink
That looks like a pearl
And see the angels cherish your prayers
If I could learn how to paint sins
I could paint them in tears
Drowning in the mercy of Allah
And your body, lips, tongues
Would continue to chant these words,
“Allahumo innaka affuwun tuhibul afuwa
Fa’afu a’nii”
by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
