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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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A Fine and Good Man

Sep 12, 2026

· Collections, Ghost Sonnet, Poem, Satire, Truth Applied

A dim, decaying private den illuminated by warm lamplight and sinister pink neon through venetian blinds. A crooked, tarnished plaque reads “MAN OF THE YEAR.” On a dark desk sit a whiskey glass bearing a lipstick print, an abandoned wedding ring, cigarettes, and an ashtray. The 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.

I was taught to be a fine and good man—
Strong and sturdy, tall and handsome and sound—
To have honor, courage, and a plan
For all in the fam’ly and friends around.

I grew up to be a man. But look now!—
There are other men, not like me,
Their role now must include a furrowed brow,
At good male fun such as adultery.

Well, at least watching strippers,
To escape the old lady,
I married when young
Dumb, and full of cum.

Toxic you say?
Pansy girl.

POET’S NOTE:
Part of the Truth, Applied collection. Written in my original Ghost Sonnet form.

Tristan Robert Lange's handwritten signature: Tittu.

Coming this Macabre Monday

DEVILISHLY DREADFUL

A second season of gothic dread

starting on September 14, 2026

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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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