Cogito ergo sum: I think therefore I am I think about everything now The time is moist and ripe I cogitate, I speculate, My mind is in full flight. I wonder about systems, Thoughts of structures plague me too, I imagine that colour sequences Almost always start with blue. I visualise mathematics, Long sequences of noughts and zeros, I cannot for the life of me Work out why billionaires are heroes. My Latin’s coming back to me In fragments from the past Catullus, Horace, Virgil, I’m sure you must have asked About ‘cogito ergo sum’ Was it meaningful to me? I answer with the basics, Conjugating sets me free. I think about everything now I fail to understand Why meme-makers cannot spell, Why grammar’s out of hand. I think about everything now About trivial details Why adverbs have gone missing How compound nouns have failed. I think about everything now I love ancient books and men I re-read old lover’s poetry That’s hidden in my den. I think about everything now The best is most obscure L...
