If You Read

I hear that the road to hell
is paved with good intentions:
I say the road to hell
Is paved with misconceptions.

If you read, you will rarely be bored.
If you read, you will often be rapt.
If you read, you will not feel so lonely.
If you read, you will not feel so trapped.

I hear that the jester’s jests
Get him beaten for his audacity:
I say the jester’s jest
Get him beaten for their veracity.

If you read, you will rarely be bored.
If you read, you will often be rapt.
If you read, you will not feel so lonely.
If you read, you will not feel so trapped.

I hear that your idle hands
Are Satan’s most prized opportunity:
I say your idle hands /
Ensure Satan’s ongoing impunity.

If you read, you will rarely be bored.
If you read, you will often be rapt.
If you read, you will not feel so lonely.
If you read, you will not feel so trapped.