He Lost His Clues

He used to be a hoarder of clues
would keep them in a mind-binder.
Imagine the surprise
when all the clues turned into blank pages

It happens,
a person has a thousand ways
to figure out this world.

He thought he saw some patterns
in this messy conundrum of reality
He had conjectured – had formed workable theories
had constructed reasonable solutions for all the big puzzles
that bewildered and bedeviled other folks.

Then poof….all his clues became unglued.

Now he knows nothing for sure

He tries to write
about all the clues he once had
but he has lost faith in clues
especially missing clues,
even when they seem to hint at answers
point to explanations or breakthroughs
or allude to a better understanding,
one as clear as daylight perhaps -
not even.

He doesn’t trust the clear light of day either
but wonders now
what that light is hiding?
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