Oh, to be hermit when life bites
loss of love, a failure of the heart
When all we get are answers full of spite
Retaliation, shatters or incites
More evil words released in vicious spurts
Oh, to be a hermit when life bites
The faces of the enemy are tight
Eyes are narrow, fantasies or worse
To give us fresh new answers full of spite
Eyes so held will never see the light
They cannot be redeemed by lifted curse
Oh, to be hermit when life bites
Yet life is not composed of black and white
Many coloured love brings a rebirth
Ignoring human flaws and un-thought spite
I remember sitting round the hearth
A little child. I loved the gift, the warmth
Oh, we must not be cut off when love may start
Untouched by eager viciousness, by spite

Well penned
Thank you