mysteries gone extinct
by Fred Aiken
a mystery is solved every 4 minutes,
only to be confronted by another conundrum
every 3 seconds,
until the unknown overtakes the known,
and all i’m left with is is a dowsing rod covered
in peanut butter
after spending an entire afternoon
looking for the most perfect pb&j sandwich
out in the wild,
though it seems like they’ve all gone extinct