Afraid to Read

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The hall light is always on every night that he is gone.He hears his mother toss in bed when he slips in at dawn.In the book case by the stair, he can see it sitting therelike a waiting watchful wise-man scolding him with care.In the morning will they fight about him being out all night?Will he resent their gift of love and not admit that they are right?All he wants is to fit in some place, but must he compromise his faith?He can?t look himself or his parents in the face.He takes the book upstairs unread and sets it closed next to his head then counts the prayers he's missed and lays so hopelessly in bed.Oh Allah, he's so afraid to read,the wisdom that?s revealed may burrow in his mindHe'll be obliged to admit,He'll be obliged to submit.But will he be strong enough to live the truth he finds?Oh Allah, he's so afraid to read.I sent an email to my loved one, just the other day It's sad communication has evolved this way.We use so many words but have so little to relay as angels scribble down every letter that we say.All the viral attachments sent and passionate insults we vent It's easy to be arrogant behind user passwords we invent.But on the day the scrolls are laid, with every word and deed displayed,when we read our accounts, I know, for one, I'll be afraid.