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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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Nine Days

Aug 16, 2026

· Collections, Poem, Scorched Strays

A barefoot musician, seen from behind, plays an upright piano inside a vast, abandoned church. Amber stained-glass windows surround the circular sanctuary, whose wooden floor resembles a clock face. A dark trail runs between empty pews and through an open doorway. Tittu and TRL marks and tristanrobertlange.com appear along the bottom. — Image: AI-generated using DALL-E and modified by the author; Poetry: written by Tristan Robert Lange, Human-authored.

Ragamuffin records sober
Inside an empty, abandoned
Church—shaped like a watch—
His time about to expire.

Music is a divine language—
Universal and untamed—
Listen to the voice of the oppressed.
Listen!—can you not hear it?
It’s the sound of crying—
Native ghosts on the Trail of Tears—
Scions of Christendom’s cruelty.

POET’S NOTE:
An acrostic Scorched Sunday poem. Part of my Scorched Strays collection, Rock Band Edition. This poem draws inspiration from a ragamuffin songwriter whose restless faith carried him beyond Christian celebrity and into life and music among the Navajo. Reflecting upon his final rough recordings, it listens for the voices of Indigenous peoples still crying beneath Christendom’s legacy.

Tristan Robert Lange's handwritten signature: Tittu

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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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