We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.
我们读诗写诗，并非为它的灵巧
We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.
我们读诗写诗，因为我们是人类的一员
And the human race is filled with passion.
而人类充满了热情
And medicine, law, business, engineering,
医药，法律，商业，工程
These are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.
这些都是高贵的行业，是维持生计的必要
But poetry, beauty, romance, love,
但是诗歌，美，浪漫，爱
These are what we stay alive for.
才是我们生存的原因（生活需要诗和远方）
To quote from Whitman
引用“惠特曼”的诗
"O me! O life!
啊，自我；啊，生命！
Of the questions of these recurring;
这个问题不断涌入我的脑海
Of the endless trains of the faithless
毫无信仰的人群川流不息
Of cities filled with the foolish;
繁华的城市却充斥着愚昧
What good amid these, O me, O life?"
这样有什么好处？啊，自我；啊，生命？
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.
我们读诗写诗，并非为它的灵巧
We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.
我们读诗写诗，因为我们是人类的一员
And the human race is filled with passion.
而人类充满了热情
And medicine, law, business, engineering,
医药，法律，商业，工程
These are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.
这些都是高贵的行业，是维持生计的必要
But poetry,
诗歌
Beauty...
美……