Ham Not

For all the versions of the Bard:
The stolen, lost, or merely borrowed.
Those that are clearly a canard,
creative choices having narrowed.

Those that are plays within a play,
performed by one, no merry players.
Those who intend to have their say
while disregarding the naysayers.

Those whose reviews are in the red --
the worst examples are on Reddit.
Those that are never ever read
by those who never ever edit...

The news flies out, as if by stork --
occasion is indeed historic.
The scene: A stage. West End. New York.
Skull isn't fake. Alas, poor Yorik.

Author notes: image generated by author prompt to Gemini