Cogito, ergo sum

I believe I take Descartes’ pronouncement quite seriously-

“Cogito, ergo sum”- I think, therefore I am, that is how my life I see

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Who would I be without my thoughts

This existential question keeps me thinking a lot

I think and overthink, both out of habit and necessity

And I believe all my thoughts, without doubting their veracity

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Decades of formal education have seared

The importance of thinking in my mind, I fear

That if my ability to think were diminished somehow

I would cease to be the person I am now

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I would like to fill my mind exclusively with thoughts original

That would in spurring creativity and solving problems be instrumental

But unfortunately, more often than not

I have the same depressing, intrusive thoughts

That take up time, mental and emotional energy

That in every way depleted leave me

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That I do not need to think constantly, I have recently realized

This discovery has come with some surprise

I think, therefore I am, is a flawed statement

I am, therefore I can think, holds true to a greater extent