Reading - Shelved

The libraries are all down sized The books are being digitized They all come with audio feed So, no need to learn to read Just log in no extra fee For all of it is duty free Til but for dust the shelves are bare And you can’t read what isn’t there For print and paper last too long Outlive the writers now long gone And there seems no way to beat The censors cry “delete – delete” It doesn’t fit the narrative Therefore, we cannot let it live And with no copy, soft or hard No one could truly quote the bard Whose thoughts and words, double-entendre Could rock the boat, put us asunder John G. Lawless ©1/27/2023