Fajr Prayer

I wake up to perform my morning prayer

I think, SubhanAllah, I remembered my Creator

I turn on the faucet and look at the running water a bit too long

Long enough to see what's wrong.

In the water I'm afraid to see my reflection

To see the grime and filth and dirt

wash away into the pure. As I cleanse myself,

I see what I'm cleaning

and I see that I'm screaming

because I have no humility.

What is wrong with me?

How can I pat myself on the back,

say, "Good job, how good I am - I woke up for Fajr"

When soon enough after the prayer,

I'll fall back asleep,

and forget my Creator.

-by Aysha Adrees