Comments received on poems by Tristan Robert Lange
The Harder Way
NinjaGirl said:
This--this is it. It\'s not that I agreed with all he said, but often he was kind, and understanding. There were times where he wasn\'t, perhaps several, but the celebration of his death is where I can turn against my own.
September 16th, 2025 09:33
NinjaGirl said:
This--this is it. It\'s not that I agreed with all he said, but often he was kind, and understanding. There were times where he wasn\'t, perhaps several, but the celebration of his death is where I can turn against my own.
September 16th, 2025 09:33
The Harder Way
RSM0812 said:
I liked your poem. I agree with much of your main poi t also. Please dont forget though that ecery human being deservs to have their own opinions. His death is trajic and hostile. It et again proves the confusion a.d mental processes of a society that renders the heart only to the money and increase in capaplist ideolgy. However imperfect our best is. Live and let live. That always been my philosophy. Nice write.
September 16th, 2025 09:21
RSM0812 said:
I liked your poem. I agree with much of your main poi t also. Please dont forget though that ecery human being deservs to have their own opinions. His death is trajic and hostile. It et again proves the confusion a.d mental processes of a society that renders the heart only to the money and increase in capaplist ideolgy. However imperfect our best is. Live and let live. That always been my philosophy. Nice write.
September 16th, 2025 09:21
The Harder Way
Priya Tomar said:
Brilliant write.
A great poem of values....
September 16th, 2025 08:17
Priya Tomar said:
Brilliant write.
A great poem of values....
September 16th, 2025 08:17
The Harder Way
Demar Desu said:
Way to empathize and still dance with your own feelings. I find it very strange that the people who are mourning his death is wanting the death penalty for the one who committed the crime… it just never makes sense to me. Still all life has value… today I lost my beta fish… sigh
September 16th, 2025 08:12
Demar Desu said:
Way to empathize and still dance with your own feelings. I find it very strange that the people who are mourning his death is wanting the death penalty for the one who committed the crime… it just never makes sense to me. Still all life has value… today I lost my beta fish… sigh
September 16th, 2025 08:12
The Harder Way
rebellion_in_sanity said:
A brilliant poem. Humane, empathetic, yet unwavering on the moral stance. I wouldn\'t diminsh it\'s impact with a mere \'loved it\'. Let me say- I respected it.
September 16th, 2025 08:04
rebellion_in_sanity said:
A brilliant poem. Humane, empathetic, yet unwavering on the moral stance. I wouldn\'t diminsh it\'s impact with a mere \'loved it\'. Let me say- I respected it.
September 16th, 2025 08:04
The Harder Way
Doggerel Dave said:
Don\'t know about that, Tristan - The murder was wrong, but now that he is gone it would be good to forget him - with some relief.
Wish I could do an acrostic - if I could find a subject worthy of the effort you put into that one.
September 16th, 2025 07:51
Doggerel Dave said:
Don\'t know about that, Tristan - The murder was wrong, but now that he is gone it would be good to forget him - with some relief.
Wish I could do an acrostic - if I could find a subject worthy of the effort you put into that one.
September 16th, 2025 07:51
The Harder Way
sorenbarrett said:
A mature view that can never condone cutting off freedom of speech by killing the speaker that is the higher value despite how we feel about the speech itself. Some people become the evil they fight and fighting fire with fire leaves the whole building burnt. Very nicely done Tristan
September 16th, 2025 07:47
sorenbarrett said:
A mature view that can never condone cutting off freedom of speech by killing the speaker that is the higher value despite how we feel about the speech itself. Some people become the evil they fight and fighting fire with fire leaves the whole building burnt. Very nicely done Tristan
September 16th, 2025 07:47
Devilishly Dreadful: Resting Place
Tom Dylan said:
Wonderful! This flowed so well, I could here the voice in my head. A great write.
September 16th, 2025 02:06
Tom Dylan said:
Wonderful! This flowed so well, I could here the voice in my head. A great write.
September 16th, 2025 02:06
Under the Corn Moon Spell
NafisaSB said:
one can almost feel the darkness and the terror - it has been so well described..great work
September 16th, 2025 00:37
NafisaSB said:
one can almost feel the darkness and the terror - it has been so well described..great work
September 16th, 2025 00:37
Devilishly Dreadful: Resting Place
NinjaGirl said:
That got progressively harder for me to read...but I like a challenge! Understanding the context is definitely key, and I love your creativity!
September 15th, 2025 21:52
NinjaGirl said:
That got progressively harder for me to read...but I like a challenge! Understanding the context is definitely key, and I love your creativity!
September 15th, 2025 21:52
Devilishly Dreadful: Resting Place
Doggerel Dave said:
Wotcher Tristan. I was born not far away - a hop step and a jump from the location of the happenings you recount,...and just a teensy bit later too...
Loved the script - the vocals? I fink you are a bloody foreigner from Portsmouth or Dorset or somewhere close😉... or perhaps I\'m going a bit deaf...
It\'s a full on creepy one this and I look forward to the rest of the series. (With respect to them meat pies.. glad I\'m vegetarian...)
September 15th, 2025 19:17
Doggerel Dave said:
Wotcher Tristan. I was born not far away - a hop step and a jump from the location of the happenings you recount,...and just a teensy bit later too...
Loved the script - the vocals? I fink you are a bloody foreigner from Portsmouth or Dorset or somewhere close😉... or perhaps I\'m going a bit deaf...
It\'s a full on creepy one this and I look forward to the rest of the series. (With respect to them meat pies.. glad I\'m vegetarian...)
September 15th, 2025 19:17
Devilishly Dreadful: Resting Place
Teddy.15 said:
Deliciously dark, you got to love the spirits, a most wonderful London town atmosphere if I may indeed say so. I\'ll take my hat off to you. 🌹
September 15th, 2025 14:01
Teddy.15 said:
Deliciously dark, you got to love the spirits, a most wonderful London town atmosphere if I may indeed say so. I\'ll take my hat off to you. 🌹
September 15th, 2025 14:01
Devilishly Dreadful: Resting Place
sorenbarrett said:
This one brought to mind the Jack the Ripper murders in Spitalfields and White Chapel in London The vernacular aids in the recounting of murder setting the scene and the cutting of throats is poignant in view of the last murder on a train in North Carolina where a girl\'s throat was cut from behind. Dark and the cadence of repeated lines aided in the sense of madness. Lovely and a fave
September 15th, 2025 10:13
sorenbarrett said:
This one brought to mind the Jack the Ripper murders in Spitalfields and White Chapel in London The vernacular aids in the recounting of murder setting the scene and the cutting of throats is poignant in view of the last murder on a train in North Carolina where a girl\'s throat was cut from behind. Dark and the cadence of repeated lines aided in the sense of madness. Lovely and a fave
September 15th, 2025 10:13
Devilishly Dreadful: Resting Place
rebellion_in_sanity said:
Why o why did it bring to mind the sudden slash of the blade in the IT sector throughout the world. Perhaps the modern version of the killer barber is the AI. Or it is the people designing the bloodshed? Who knows?
September 15th, 2025 09:42
rebellion_in_sanity said:
Why o why did it bring to mind the sudden slash of the blade in the IT sector throughout the world. Perhaps the modern version of the killer barber is the AI. Or it is the people designing the bloodshed? Who knows?
September 15th, 2025 09:42
Hate\'s Finality
Friendship said:
This poem serves as a vehicle for challenging readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human behavior and the complexities of our emotional landscapes. One can feel empathy for an individual\'s emotional struggles without condoning or excusing their actions, highlighting the coexistence of empathy and accountability. We can all rationalize our beliefs, but the fundamental fact remains that he was wrong to take someone\'s life. No individual possesses the right to take the life of another human being. We may concur or disagree, but the fundamental fact remains that he was wrong; he took the life of a human being.
September 14th, 2025 14:50
Friendship said:
This poem serves as a vehicle for challenging readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human behavior and the complexities of our emotional landscapes. One can feel empathy for an individual\'s emotional struggles without condoning or excusing their actions, highlighting the coexistence of empathy and accountability. We can all rationalize our beliefs, but the fundamental fact remains that he was wrong to take someone\'s life. No individual possesses the right to take the life of another human being. We may concur or disagree, but the fundamental fact remains that he was wrong; he took the life of a human being.
September 14th, 2025 14:50
Hate\'s Finality
arqios said:
This acrostic lands like a clenched jaw; brief, sharp, and unwilling to flinch. In light of your note, its power comes from the tension you hold between condemnation and recognition: you refuse to soften the act or the harm, yet you also refuse to strip away the perpetrator’s humanity. That choice makes the piece unsettling in the best way, because it forces the reader to inhabit a space where empathy and accountability are not opposites but co‑existing truths. The spareness of the lines mirrors the stripped‑down reality you’re pointing to: fear, judgment, and the irrevocable weight of consequence. It’s not a poem that lets anyone off the hook, least of all the reader.
September 14th, 2025 05:40
arqios said:
This acrostic lands like a clenched jaw; brief, sharp, and unwilling to flinch. In light of your note, its power comes from the tension you hold between condemnation and recognition: you refuse to soften the act or the harm, yet you also refuse to strip away the perpetrator’s humanity. That choice makes the piece unsettling in the best way, because it forces the reader to inhabit a space where empathy and accountability are not opposites but co‑existing truths. The spareness of the lines mirrors the stripped‑down reality you’re pointing to: fear, judgment, and the irrevocable weight of consequence. It’s not a poem that lets anyone off the hook, least of all the reader.
September 14th, 2025 05:40
Exsanguination Nation
arqios said:
This poem is a relentless, looping meditation on mortality, where each refrain tightens the grip of inevitability. The shifting imagery ( serpent to bird, eagle to buzzard ) strips away any hope of rescue, while the visceral detail of blood and “oscillations” makes death’s presence tactile. It’s grim, hypnotic, and unflinching, ending with the chilling truth that the axe swings where no feet tread.
September 14th, 2025 05:33
arqios said:
This poem is a relentless, looping meditation on mortality, where each refrain tightens the grip of inevitability. The shifting imagery ( serpent to bird, eagle to buzzard ) strips away any hope of rescue, while the visceral detail of blood and “oscillations” makes death’s presence tactile. It’s grim, hypnotic, and unflinching, ending with the chilling truth that the axe swings where no feet tread.
September 14th, 2025 05:33
Hate\'s Finality
sorenbarrett said:
In these few words lies volumes of deeper understanding. I am glad for the author\'s note that gives a key to those interested enough to think about the issue. We are quick to judge from our shoes never having stood in another\'s and that goes from the other side as well. Too much focus on guns and not on the fingers that pull the triggers. But then no one is interested in understanding either the motives or the consequences. A very thought provoking poem Tristan a fave
September 14th, 2025 04:26
sorenbarrett said:
In these few words lies volumes of deeper understanding. I am glad for the author\'s note that gives a key to those interested enough to think about the issue. We are quick to judge from our shoes never having stood in another\'s and that goes from the other side as well. Too much focus on guns and not on the fingers that pull the triggers. But then no one is interested in understanding either the motives or the consequences. A very thought provoking poem Tristan a fave
September 14th, 2025 04:26
Hate\'s Finality
Doggerel Dave said:
Really liked your commentary, Tristan. Below does not contradict your very humane analysis but are random thoughts which sprung up during my read.
Evil? depends on the circumstances. Depends who decides it is legitimate to kill another human being when and how. (Wars – always legitimate or not?)
I’ve always rejected the death penalty - which is very likely to be Tyler’s ultimate price.
He didn’t plan his exit strategy very well given he must have realized that his parents might turn him in.
Charlie Kirk died in perfect conformity with his aggressive beliefs surrounding the Second Amendment.
Hard to tell if this is a one off event or the start of multiple political assassinations. History does not give us much guidance or reassurance.………
September 14th, 2025 03:05
Doggerel Dave said:
Really liked your commentary, Tristan. Below does not contradict your very humane analysis but are random thoughts which sprung up during my read.
Evil? depends on the circumstances. Depends who decides it is legitimate to kill another human being when and how. (Wars – always legitimate or not?)
I’ve always rejected the death penalty - which is very likely to be Tyler’s ultimate price.
He didn’t plan his exit strategy very well given he must have realized that his parents might turn him in.
Charlie Kirk died in perfect conformity with his aggressive beliefs surrounding the Second Amendment.
Hard to tell if this is a one off event or the start of multiple political assassinations. History does not give us much guidance or reassurance.………
September 14th, 2025 03:05
Hate\'s Finality
orchidee said:
All that\'s needed is if a certain person changed that dodgy - wig, or rug on their head? If only it was that simple!
Not now Popeye, though you always want a look-in! lol.
September 14th, 2025 02:02
orchidee said:
All that\'s needed is if a certain person changed that dodgy - wig, or rug on their head? If only it was that simple!
Not now Popeye, though you always want a look-in! lol.
September 14th, 2025 02:02
Hate\'s Finality
Teddy.15 said:
he did what so many have done on the right side of politics, I don\'t condone violence either, and it\'s incredibly sad that a straight A student felt the need to do this, he wasn\'t even wearing disguise when he did it, maybe he himself knew how wrong he was, but it does show the very darkness of American politics and what it has come too, a great divide of two sides. For some Taylor will be a hero who stood up to Trump and his Corrupt team, who handle illegal immigrants including the children like they are dogs in the gutter, some even in cages? or that is what the media shows in Europe. Others will see Taylor as the worst person on earth. I feel Sorry that a young man who was truly smart has ruined his life for trite politics. ❤️
September 14th, 2025 01:56
Teddy.15 said:
he did what so many have done on the right side of politics, I don\'t condone violence either, and it\'s incredibly sad that a straight A student felt the need to do this, he wasn\'t even wearing disguise when he did it, maybe he himself knew how wrong he was, but it does show the very darkness of American politics and what it has come too, a great divide of two sides. For some Taylor will be a hero who stood up to Trump and his Corrupt team, who handle illegal immigrants including the children like they are dogs in the gutter, some even in cages? or that is what the media shows in Europe. Others will see Taylor as the worst person on earth. I feel Sorry that a young man who was truly smart has ruined his life for trite politics. ❤️
September 14th, 2025 01:56
Exsanguination Nation
Doggerel Dave said:
It\'s yer full on metaphor which I, with even me broken training wheels feel I might conceivably understand completely.....
Rhymer Dave categorically states it\'s about:
The state of play
In America today......... and almost everywhere else as well....
September 13th, 2025 16:51
Doggerel Dave said:
It\'s yer full on metaphor which I, with even me broken training wheels feel I might conceivably understand completely.....
Rhymer Dave categorically states it\'s about:
The state of play
In America today......... and almost everywhere else as well....
September 13th, 2025 16:51
Exsanguination Nation
Friendship said:
Your poem revolves around the inevitability of death and the omnipresence of mortality. It reflects on the fragility of life, the violence associated with death, and the pervasive nature of loss. The repeated imagery of blood and the snake serves as a metaphor for suffering, while the references to nature underscore the juxtaposition of life and death.
September 13th, 2025 14:47
Friendship said:
Your poem revolves around the inevitability of death and the omnipresence of mortality. It reflects on the fragility of life, the violence associated with death, and the pervasive nature of loss. The repeated imagery of blood and the snake serves as a metaphor for suffering, while the references to nature underscore the juxtaposition of life and death.
September 13th, 2025 14:47
Exsanguination Nation
orchidee said:
Ohh, Popeye will cheer us up. He\'ll show us.... I can\'t finish that! lol.
September 13th, 2025 10:36
orchidee said:
Ohh, Popeye will cheer us up. He\'ll show us.... I can\'t finish that! lol.
September 13th, 2025 10:36
Exsanguination Nation
Teddy.15 said:
I\'m not a fan of snakes in general although I\'ve handled a few 🌹 excellent dark imagery.
September 13th, 2025 10:06
Teddy.15 said:
I\'m not a fan of snakes in general although I\'ve handled a few 🌹 excellent dark imagery.
September 13th, 2025 10:06
Exsanguination Nation
sorenbarrett said:
This poem brings to mind several images. The snake on the banner (Don\'t tread on me, the severed snake representing that unity is important, the snake in the garden that tempted Eve and God said you will bruise his heel but he will crush your head) The serpent of the Mayan people. I remember grabbing a six foot rattler by the neck and couldn\'t turn loose out of fear of being bit till I could sever its head. There is an inbred fear of the serpent in man. This is a powerful write very symbolic.
September 13th, 2025 07:14
sorenbarrett said:
This poem brings to mind several images. The snake on the banner (Don\'t tread on me, the severed snake representing that unity is important, the snake in the garden that tempted Eve and God said you will bruise his heel but he will crush your head) The serpent of the Mayan people. I remember grabbing a six foot rattler by the neck and couldn\'t turn loose out of fear of being bit till I could sever its head. There is an inbred fear of the serpent in man. This is a powerful write very symbolic.
September 13th, 2025 07:14
Meditated Journeys
Teddy.15 said:
lol thank god he didn\'t die, what a boring world it would be without this most famous character 😈 when you die you know where Ibiza is right? Down 👇 stairs lol you are such fun dear Tristan, you know I\'m not religious so I\'m having some fun with this. 🌹
September 12th, 2025 15:11
Teddy.15 said:
lol thank god he didn\'t die, what a boring world it would be without this most famous character 😈 when you die you know where Ibiza is right? Down 👇 stairs lol you are such fun dear Tristan, you know I\'m not religious so I\'m having some fun with this. 🌹
September 12th, 2025 15:11
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