Tunnels

The questions only lead me
          to more questions.

I crawl
     deeper
          into the cavern
                       wind my way through tunnels
                                                and chasms,
                                following trails
                                          that circle over
                                                       each
                                                    other.

Answers remain scarce
                       elusive
                       broken
                       blurry
                       empty.

Climbing on queries,
      slipping on
                  theories,
         pondering concepts,
                 I pry open the systems,
                             throwing
                                          pieces
                                                        aside.

Scraping my knees
     on sharp rocks
         and dead ends,
                       I head further in.
The cold walls hide clues
                               and bury them
                                         in the dark corners.

I chase the shadows
       as I trip
                over
                    suspicions,
    smack my head on a stalactite
                           and
                           fall
                               into another question.