A Hermit's Compromise

I will not move you to a moral change.

I will not move you to another world.

I will not remove your fright or laughter.

A pick-up labors up the rural road,

Towing a tiny house on a trailer.

Beside the back door, a hand-painted sign

Declares the house, “The Hermit’s Compromise.”

The whole rig vanishes into the trees,

And I understand what life can’t achieve.