Hermit

by Tom Savage

I am a hermit,
though I never thought of myself that way.
Listening to Hermit Songs by Samuel Barber,
sung by Leontine Price, last night
may have helped me realize this,
though I didn’t much care
about the cat pictured therein.
I guess I am an involuntary hermit
though I would rather be accompanied
by another human being, preferably a man,
but at the age of 73 I do not expect it to happen.
When I tell my friends this, they insist
that I may yet find a companion.
But I doubt it.