Hermit

Pack up my shoes
Ditch all the things I never use
I’ll feel so free
If I only keep what's dear to me
      
My growing frustration
With civilisation
And this grim worldview
Sparks a temptation
For transformation—
Time for something new

Deep in the forest,
Far from the chorus
Of crowds and machines—
I’ll live like a hermit,
Calm and determined,
Chasing simple dreams

Goodbye smartphone—
Just need my guitar and a comb
Maybe some seeds
For corn and peas I’ll plant at home

Grow my own potatoes,
Forget about Waitrose—
Sip on homemade wine
No need for WiFi
Or bingeing Sci-Fi
I’ll be doing fine

Build a tiny home
From sticks and stone,
And some moss and clay
I’ll forage the forest
For mushrooms and more, just     —
Living day by day

When the sun sinks low
And the moon starts to rise
And the fire glows
As the smoke paints the skies
There’s just one thing
I would truly need—
In my hermit home,
To have you there with me

Say you’ll come too
To our off-grid life with a mountain view
First thing at dawn,
We’ll pack our things and we'll be gone

When we’re old and brittle
And need a hospital
Or some home healthcare
When we slow down
We can scoot back to town
In our two wheelchairs

But until then,
Let’s get some hens
And live off the land
Self-sufficient living—
Simple and forgiving—
Come and take my hand

Hermit Home

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