If I Couldn't Read

If I couldn’t read

I’d be saddened, indeed,

Also angry, frustrated and bored

For all that I need

Except love, I’ll concede,

Is some writing that’s striking a chord.

 

Many hours I’ll spend

Scarfing fiction on end

With The Times added in for a treat

And if you recommend

Some new book that’s on trend

That will help make my life more complete.

 

I am glad that my eyes,

Which I must emphasize

Have been trusty for many a year,

Still help me to surmise

Life is full of surprise,

Which may conjure a laugh or a tear.