Screened Out – 14th August 2026

If I were a doctor, I’d prescribe a good book
That can be just as powerful as any meds
Perhaps a minute with Leo could get a look
Or that 3-page sentence from The Infinite Jest

If I were a prosecutor, I’d demand some essential reads
Re-education would make for a better place
Let’s see where some Crime and Punishment leads
Libraries are the rehabilitation of the human race

If I were a prophet, I’d gift you with empty pages
Write your own stories, trusted and understood
Everything is repeated again through the ages
Twain, Xun, Chekov, Murakami – it’s all good