Read... Poem by Freeyad Ibrahim

by Freeyad Ibrahim

Read,
the ghost angel ordered
He said I can't read
and sweated
The ghost ordered again
Read
And he took man's shoulder firmly
The man returned trembling
like a stork
I'am Illiterate
I can't read
Who are you?
I am the king of the heavenly messengers
Say: 'I seek refuge with (Allâh) ,
the Lord of the daybreak,
The man's breath choked
The ghost ordered again,
His hands around the man's neck
Read or repeat
I don't know how to read Sir King
Read..read..read
In the name of your Lord
who created man
Created man out of a (mere) clot
of congealed blood:
What do you say?
What are you talking about?
Fear is killing me, my King Angel.
He was alone in the cave
His soul was almost dead
you must have read
you must now read
do something assertive
You must repeat what I say
Rough and coarse repetition.

Since that moment we hear
His followers
Give orders..just orders
All of their VERBS are commands
terrifying and peremptory tone
Warnings and demands:
Read
Toss
Hit
Stone
Slay
Kill
Burn
Loot
Shed
Destroy
Rape
Cut off
Attack
Terrify
Slay
Pray
Fast
Pilgrimage
Disinfect
Drown
Throw terror into their hearts.
Until a Chronic Fear has become
a Substance in the blood
of the Middle East Lands!

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Freyad Hugo
Dutch writer- author
May,2022