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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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Aug 24, 2026

· Collections, Free Verse, Monorhyme, Poem, The Thinking Dark

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i was born a milkaholic
which made me a teetaholic
being weened made me a cryaholic
which led to me becoming a tryaholic.

when that failed, I grew into a messaholic;
placed before it, I became TVaholoic—
my kids now tabletaholics—
i wasn’t liked much, no chance at friendsaholic.

the older i grew, became a mental healthaholic,
depression and anxiety made me a fixaholic,
fixing to rid the pain—an escapaholic—
there is no escape—enter rebelaholic.

what’t that? snort it? drugaholic!
pass that shit! gulp. alcoholic.
all growed up: workaholic.
can i end it all?—deathaholic—
what happens next? fearaholic.

wellness check!—psychoholic—
can’t be fixed! “here’s a pill”-aholic.

“no worries: god.” faithaholic.
“someday…you’ll see.” hopeaholic.

no arrival.

grief…

aholic.

disapointment demo.
factory made.
no assembly required.

POET’S NOTE:
Part of The Thinking Dark collection.

Tristan Robert Lange's handwritten signature: Tittu.

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The Shaman by Appalachian Virtual Ensemble

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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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