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Tristan Robert Lange is a poet whose work blends existential depth, gothic imagery, and spiritual subtext. This site is home to their published poems, reflections, and creative journey.

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We Lose

Jun 9, 2026

· Collections, Free Verse, Poem, Truth Applied

A vast greenhouse beneath storm-dark skies contains rows of identical suburban homes, white fences, manicured gardens, and a topiary family statue beneath a sign reading “FAMILY VALUES GROW HERE BY ORDER OF THE STATE.” A single purple wildflower grows through cracked concrete in the foreground. — Image: AI-generated using DALL·E and modified by the author; Poetry: written by Tristan Robert Lange, human-authored.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion—
Really a form of exclusion;
Didn’t you know it’s hard
For those straight to exercise
The right to love whom they do—

That’s why Washington must
Protect your right to screw
Whoever loves differently than you,

A parent’s right to oppress,
Demand a boy not wear a dress,
Conversion therapy—

What a fucking mess—

Not them, of course—
But that a boy might wear a dress,
Like a girl wears pants.

Soon,
We’ll have government house plants
To ensure your family values match,

Straight, white,
Male or submissive, right?

This is the era of dominance,
Little men with erectile delusions,
Dysfunction the only junction
Between what we will choose.

Either way,
People like me…

We lose.

POET’S NOTE:
Part of the Truth, Applied collection.

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Tristan Robert Lange

Hi, I’m Tristan Robert Lange — a poet who writes at the crossroads of existentialism, emotional depth, societal critique, and the gothic. My work often journeys into the human psyche, weaving dark and atmospheric imagery with profound emotional insight. I draw inspiration from literary voices such as Edgar Allan Poe, Jim Morrison, Charles Baudelaire, Sylvia Plath, Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker, among others. Their influence fuels my pursuit of vivid imagery and unflinching exploration of the macabre, the mysterious, and the sacred-in-subtext. My poetry is both confessional and visionary, haunted and haloed, carrying the weight of suffering but always straining toward transcendence.

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