> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hawtornvrabot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Nothing Can Bury Me - URL: https://www.hawtornvrabot.com/nothing-can-bury-me/ - Published: 2026-09-22T01:52:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T01:52:00.000Z - Description: You can drown me, burn me, and bury me. The mistake is believing any will keep me gone. - Author: Hawtorn V. Rabot - Tags: poetry, defiance, transformation --- ***If you’re receiving this, you previously subscribed to my writing on Substack. I’m on Ghost now. I also went fully anonymous on Substack. A few friends, welcome to the other side of me. It's Hawtorn V. Rabot, HVR, though a few of you know my real name.*** --- ## Sign up for Hawtorn V. Rabot I try to answer questions I wonder and ask, usually ending with more questions. Poetry, memoir, fiction, essay, rap, politics, analyses - nicheless. I'm just a guy who writes. Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. --- I’m the man on the moon, With my mind in the clouds, I’m not landing soon, Leave yourself no doubt. --- The earth can’t contain me, I’m too much for most, Nothing can bury me, I’ve become a ghost. --- This world is built of sticks, Ready to break apart, All I need are these candle wicks, To make all the cosmos restart. --- [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/f4/c0f495aa-acfd-4874-a863-dd05d41ad299/content/images/2026/09/Untitled-design--27----2048x1152-6.png)](Click here to see how to support me. It has links to my book, Buy Me a Coffee, and paid subscriber options. Every piece of support, no matter how much, makes the difference.) Click here to see how to support me. It has links to my book, Buy Me a Coffee, and paid subscriber options. Every piece of support, no matter how much, makes the difference. [Support Me ](Click here to see how to support me. It has links to my book, Buy Me a Coffee, and paid subscriber options. Every piece of support, no matter how much, makes the difference.) --- Pour gasoline on the wood Strike up a match, It’s what you should, The blaze won’t leave a scratch --- A shadow of who I was, But I’m finding me again, What I do and what he does, It’s not an if but a when. --- Pull me from that lake, Where they try to keep me, You thought I’d break, I rise defiantly. --- You thought I’d sleep with the fish, Down in the deep blue, You got your wish, But you forgot what I do. --- I put in time like a dog, I stare you down with a smirk, I’ll breathe through the smog, I’ll do all the work. --- > You can enter the [***Goodreads Giveaway***](https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter%5Fkindle%5Fgiveaway/451045-too-soon-et-pero-too-late-french-grace-american-collapse-colombian-ca?ref=hawtornvrabot.com) for my book where 100 copies are up for grabs. It's all free. It's a link in Goodreads Giveaway. --- No pond can drown me, The fire won’t hurt, This isn’t an ending, But put the shovel in the dirt. --- I’m in the sky, But my feet are here, I tell no lies, I’m always near. --- No matter which coast, Or if I wake up tomorrow, I’ll be your ghost, So have no sorrow. --- If you liked this poem, download a free copy of it to share with friends and family. [***Click here!***](https://buymeacoffee.com/hawtornvrabot/e/578307?ref=hawtornvrabot.com) --- **Thank you for reading. Please leave a comment.** **It's free to subscribe, share, post on socials, and tell others.** --- > If you would like to pay sub, see the tiers below: [Pay sub tiers](https://www.hawtornvrabot.com/#/portal/signup) > I'm offering 20 percent off since my daughter's birthday is soon. [20% off ](https://www.hawtornvrabot.com/daughters-birthday) --- This piece is in response to a few prompts by [Alicia](https://substack.com/@1011nights?ref=hawtornvrabot.com). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c0/f4/c0f495aa-acfd-4874-a863-dd05d41ad299/content/images/2026/09/image--65-.jpg)