Poet | Mystic | Existential Voice | Human with a haunted halo

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.

Home
About the Poet
News
Poetic Collections
Original Poetic Forms
The Resonant Dark: Music
Outcast Observations
Published Works

Wish You Were Colonized

Oct 10, 2026

· Collections, Free Verse, Poem, Truth Applied

Square vintage travel postcard with weathered edges, vivid Caribbean-blue water, palm trees, hibiscus flowers, sailboats, a postage stamp, and a Caribbean postmark. Large retro lettering reads “Wish You Were COLONIZED.” Individual letters feature tropical destinations, flags, and place names including Bermuda, Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and St. Kitts and Nevis. Author branding appears along the bottom. — Image: AI-generated using DALL-E and modified by the author; Poetry: written by Tristan Robert Lange, Human-authored.

it’s good to know
we are so very

post
colonial

i almost thought—
heaven me—it could be

bullshitonial.

what would i know?
i’m just booking my
american itinerant plan
to travel to the British

virgin islands.

owned by those
native hands.

on my way home,
i think i might go
to US Puerto Rico—

not sure, I’ll let you know—

a piña colada cocktail
and some hawaiian retail.

when i get home,
i will lay down my head
and sleep well in my

post
colonial

bed.

POET’S NOTE:
Let’s be honest, we’re not postcolonial as much as colonially evolved. Instead, let’s stop being postbullshitonial. Part of the Truth, Applied collection.

Tristan Robert Lange's handwritten signature: Tittu.

This Macabre Monday

Devilishly Dreadful:

The Initiate; or,

The Mysteries of the White Band

Monday, October 12, 2026

Now Available

Devilishly Dreadful: A Macabre Monday Series, Season 1 on Vinyl

Perfect spooky Halloween entertainment for age-appropriate family and friends. Recommended for ages 16+

https://elasticstage.com/soundcloud/releases/tristan-robert-lange-devilishly-dreadful-a-macabre-monday-series-album

Discover more from Tristan Robert Lange

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Type your email…

Author

Written by

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.

It’s Official! You’re here!

Welcome to the official site of Tristan Robert Lange — poet, mystic, and existential voice. Here you’ll find words that move through shadow and light, exploring the depths of suffering, transcendence, and human connection.

This site is home to published poems, reflections, and the evolving journey of a writer who believes that truth often hides in the gothic, the broken, and the sacred-in-subtext.

Step inside, read, and linger — the poetry will do the rest.

🌹Tristan’s Poetry
On My Poetic Side

🕯️Tristan’s poetry
on medium

🪶tristan’s poetry
on poetizer

🔉 tristan’s poetry
On soundcloud ☁️

Tristan on 🄵acebook

Tristan on 🄸nstagram

Tristan on 🅃HREADS