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Fiona Bridges's avatar

Gonna find out who's mayhem or not.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

This is well beyond mayhem...

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Fiona Bridges's avatar

I think you eluded to some things before and I figured that's what it was about. I was just commenting the first thing that came to my mind. But there's a good rule in improv to not to go with the first thing that comes to your mind. 😞🤣🧑‍🎄

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

You’re fine!

I was amused.

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Fiona Bridges's avatar

I was hoping you would be. 💃

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The Mad Widow's avatar

Boom

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Pow!

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The Mad Widow's avatar

Blammo!

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Andrea Thorfinson's avatar

This carries the weight of long-held truth and the moment before it’s spoken. Powerful.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

You get it.

It's what I have to get to now.

Sigh.

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Leo thee Lemon's avatar

You sound like your plotting evil

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I'm the one guy standing up to it.

But invoke Santa's name?

It looks evil.

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Leo thee Lemon's avatar

Im not invoking that name you know if you say it he shows up.

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Data Frank's avatar

The confidence in your voice is compelling, but there’s also a steady, human honesty beneath it. What part of this awakening felt the hardest to put into words?

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Remembering it.

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Data Frank's avatar

Wow!

Thanks for sharing🫂

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Maria Matheou's avatar

A dark rap Hawthorn is coming to town. Get ready for the reckoning.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Get ready.

@Laura B Writing in the Shadows and I rap battle.

In hell.

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A Writer’s Voice's avatar

I love it! This is a great piece. I love your take on Santa.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you.

But it's me and my whistleblowing list.

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Steven S. Neff's avatar

While it may be true as some say that I entered a special order of men who took a vow of obstinacy, I think you have outdone me!

Good stuff.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you.

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🧿Merveye's avatar

🔥🔥🔥

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you.

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Gary L Taylor's avatar

I really enjoyed that. Kind of a warning/precursor of what was to come in your posts here but written in an almost gentle poetic style.

Somewhat like calm before you got to work on that list and more ferocity and outright pain and darkness broke through more boldly.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

It was a warning.

I never thought of it that way.

Thank you.

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Dorie Snow/雪多丽's avatar

I like that you are trying poetry! It’s so freeing isn’t? Remember always, poetry is the deepest expression of human emotion in literary form. It’s the basis for songs, the shouting of hymns, the cries in the wilderness.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

I've got some all around, but it's not a regular thing.

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Marissa Purdum's avatar

Is that image supposed to be a Santa version of yourself? 😂

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🧿Merveye's avatar

🤣🤣

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Dark Santa.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Anyone else?

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Inga Jones's avatar

There is a nice rhythm to this poem. It's got layers and a message that reflects the current time, suing the internet to speak about what you believe.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Thank you.

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Hawtorn V. Rabot's avatar

Sure? This one is rough. Do send me two pieces of yours please.

https://open.substack.com/pub/hawtornvrabot/p/locker-room?r=6f3qd6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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