When I hear about book bans, I find myself scratching my head
Are we sauntering towards the dark ages instead
Of moving forward into the future, we're going back at an accelerated pace
How can the freedom to read something not have a place
In a democracy, in the land of the free
In this day and age, where the world can at your fingertips be
How do we let some people's biases decide
Which books to display and which ones to hide
From public eyes by restricting their access in libraries
Do they really think the readership of banned books would decrease?
If one wants to read, there are many ways
To procure any book anywhere these days
Efforts to ban books just seek to further divide
People divided by their ideologies worldwide..
*
Books are meant to broaden our views
Let readers retain their right to choose
A censored book is a voice silenced indeed
Silencing diverse voices is the last thing we need
No comments:
Post a Comment