The Hermit

a quirky quiver 

of awkward spasms   

and there I was 

whistling my livid protests 

at a choir of cloaked shadows    

who'd been 

so weirdly 

keen  

on dragging me 

out of 

my soupy sojourn – 

a cozy, warm dwelling 

fit for a hermit 



a mighty ghost grabbed 

me slapped 

me wrapped 

me trapped 

me like a POW 

in a tiny cell  

or was it a cage? 



that was a long, long while ago 



and now here 

i am 

a loner still 

but

a prisoner of peace 

a happy hermit in a happy little hut
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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