I believe in simple truths,Like 1+1=2.I believe in facts, theorems, and postulates,For they are toolsThat help us understandThe world around us just a little better.

I believe in the laws of thermodynamics.Energy cannot be created or destroyed.So the same energy in me right nowHas been here since the beginning of time.And will continue existing,Even when I die.

And I know that I said “simple truths,”And to some people those I mentionedAre everything but simple.They’re huge, immobile, stone statues,And that makes them simple,For even if everything around meIs in ruins and ashes,They stand strong and unchanged.