Reading is not always so fundamental a right...

Functionally Illiterate

The man in the corner over there, on the
Right hand side is eating a bagel while
Glancing at the bill. He raises an eyebrow.
He thinks he has been charged for something he
Did not order. He will read your mind although
He will never see or analyze your words on the page.
He will not ask permission to go through your dirty laundry.
He will only look for the addresses chalk line scribbled
On the front of your garbage can. He knows you are not
Too far away. He will wait until you come.

Micah Zevin 2008