That may be so,
But you'd best not forget
That English provides worlds.
These worlds are ones math and science
Simply cannot provide.
Please, tell me the last time you were brought to a completely different universe
Without ever leaving the room?
Good friend, explain how numbers and facts
Compare to the beauty of English and writing.
The smooth flow of words
That entrance everyone that hears,
Is more than facts and numbers could ever provide.
You say math and science are the basis of life,
And that may be true,
But tell me one thing:
If math and science are more important than English and writing,
Why do you bother with poems and reading?
Apparently it has some value to you,
For you continue to write poems and read books
That are otherwise fictional.
It's important to everyone you see,
Even the ones that refuse anything that isn't factual.
Without it, how would you record your discoveries? your equations?
Understand this, good friend,
For without this beautiful subject,
Communication is next to impossible.
We'd all be lost,
Don't deny it.
Without it, humankind is nothing.
Nothing but apes waiting for a story to be told.