The Hamlet Project

That one about the ghost and the murder?
That’s a good one. Last time, at the campfire,
Billy peed his pants he was so scared.
Tell it. Tell the one about the ghostly king
Come to haunt his people, wearing armor and his beaver up.
Tell about how he’s doomed to walk the earth
How he spends his days engulfed in purifying flames
Tell the one about revenge and avenging
Tell the one about betrayals and reprisals
Use those words you have
The ones that make us rapt, the ones we can taste
As you say them.