(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 relate
As angels scribble down every letter that we say

All the viral attachments sent
The passionate insults we vent
It’s easy to be arrogant
Behind user password 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

That day I’ll be so afraid to read
Every harsh word I have spoken, every time that I have lied
I’ll be obliged to admit, I’ll be obliged to submit
Will I have strength owning up to each deed I’ve tried to hide

Allah I’m so afraid to read.