Comments received on poems by Tristan Robert Lange
The Answer is No
Doggerel Dave said:
I was born genetically male to perform a certain reproductive function (that I opted out is neither here nor there). Beyond that is all societal norms and impositions.
What I cannot understand, and will never understand is why people would wish to subject their bodies to radical surgery and a lifetime of heavy duty medication to superficially appear to belong to the other side…
…I’m definitely too old, my ideas too antiquated…Thanks for putting up there a subject (if I’ve got it right) which gives me the irits from time to time, Tristan.😊
June 22nd, 2025 02:13
Doggerel Dave said:
I was born genetically male to perform a certain reproductive function (that I opted out is neither here nor there). Beyond that is all societal norms and impositions.
What I cannot understand, and will never understand is why people would wish to subject their bodies to radical surgery and a lifetime of heavy duty medication to superficially appear to belong to the other side…
…I’m definitely too old, my ideas too antiquated…Thanks for putting up there a subject (if I’ve got it right) which gives me the irits from time to time, Tristan.😊
June 22nd, 2025 02:13
The Answer is No
Teddy.15 said:
I always believe you are a wonderful lyricist and this is exceptional. A Man is judged on a lot of things I know. A superb powerful piece. 🌹
June 21st, 2025 22:19
Teddy.15 said:
I always believe you are a wonderful lyricist and this is exceptional. A Man is judged on a lot of things I know. A superb powerful piece. 🌹
June 21st, 2025 22:19
The Answer is No
Cheeky Missy said:
So...lemme get this straight: I have six younger brothers who are all the best men in the universe, and you\'ll be my girlfriend?! Could you acquiesce to a more feminine angle to your given name? Or... was the call to be [whatever, it matters little] contrary to the physique originally given? I give up. I\'ve, in my regrettable lack of any sleep whatsoever, undue stress from management screwing me out of water when I paid my bills early, and third shift, third shift, third shift when I cannot sleep except after the sun sets, yes, I\'ve gotten me into a tangle from which I canna extricate meself. Beautifully rendered with excellent imagery and form, and an intriguing, baffling conclusion. Thank you for sharing.
June 21st, 2025 11:27
Cheeky Missy said:
So...lemme get this straight: I have six younger brothers who are all the best men in the universe, and you\'ll be my girlfriend?! Could you acquiesce to a more feminine angle to your given name? Or... was the call to be [whatever, it matters little] contrary to the physique originally given? I give up. I\'ve, in my regrettable lack of any sleep whatsoever, undue stress from management screwing me out of water when I paid my bills early, and third shift, third shift, third shift when I cannot sleep except after the sun sets, yes, I\'ve gotten me into a tangle from which I canna extricate meself. Beautifully rendered with excellent imagery and form, and an intriguing, baffling conclusion. Thank you for sharing.
June 21st, 2025 11:27
The Answer is No
orchidee said:
I thought the answer is/was \'always 42\', as someone said somewhere. Not 42 episodes of?..... you knows! heehee.
June 21st, 2025 11:05
orchidee said:
I thought the answer is/was \'always 42\', as someone said somewhere. Not 42 episodes of?..... you knows! heehee.
June 21st, 2025 11:05
The Answer is No
Poetic Licence said:
I like that each verse endorses the previous but at the same altering the end, very clever and interesting read, enjoyed very much
June 21st, 2025 09:29
Poetic Licence said:
I like that each verse endorses the previous but at the same altering the end, very clever and interesting read, enjoyed very much
June 21st, 2025 09:29
The Answer is No
sorenbarrett said:
Nicely done Tristan. This poem builds with each stanza reiterating each previous stanza and altering it to achieve a different end. Very nice
June 21st, 2025 08:21
sorenbarrett said:
Nicely done Tristan. This poem builds with each stanza reiterating each previous stanza and altering it to achieve a different end. Very nice
June 21st, 2025 08:21
The Stranger\'s Truth
Cheeky Missy said:
Okay? You\'ve got me...I remain baffled. This twisting, swirling discussion has taken me from the solid terra firma to the murky ether, leaving me dangling in freighted suspense, with no known future. Fascinating. Beautifully rendered as your capable wont, with superb imagery and a curious, haunting poignancy. Thank you for sharing.
June 20th, 2025 19:25
Cheeky Missy said:
Okay? You\'ve got me...I remain baffled. This twisting, swirling discussion has taken me from the solid terra firma to the murky ether, leaving me dangling in freighted suspense, with no known future. Fascinating. Beautifully rendered as your capable wont, with superb imagery and a curious, haunting poignancy. Thank you for sharing.
June 20th, 2025 19:25
The Stranger\'s Truth
Poetic Licence said:
I hate labels of all sorts, they lead to discrimination or justification. I worked with many children who were hard to control, some people were delighted if they got diagnosed ADH for example, from that point on they blamed everything on the ADH and most of the time their behaviour had nothing to do with ADH. Labelling someone is putting them in a box and they become more of an item than a person. As you rightly say most people do not really know themselves completely, so it is damagingly wrong for others to assume they do, Great Write, Enjoyed.
June 20th, 2025 14:45
Poetic Licence said:
I hate labels of all sorts, they lead to discrimination or justification. I worked with many children who were hard to control, some people were delighted if they got diagnosed ADH for example, from that point on they blamed everything on the ADH and most of the time their behaviour had nothing to do with ADH. Labelling someone is putting them in a box and they become more of an item than a person. As you rightly say most people do not really know themselves completely, so it is damagingly wrong for others to assume they do, Great Write, Enjoyed.
June 20th, 2025 14:45
The Stranger\'s Truth
sorenbarrett said:
Most interesting Tristan the concept of defining by what one is not. I hate labels whether social, medical, psychological, racial or any other. They do not tell who a person is and just lead to discrimination. A most lovely poem.
June 20th, 2025 14:01
sorenbarrett said:
Most interesting Tristan the concept of defining by what one is not. I hate labels whether social, medical, psychological, racial or any other. They do not tell who a person is and just lead to discrimination. A most lovely poem.
June 20th, 2025 14:01
The Stranger\'s Truth
Caring dove said:
An interesting and engaging writing ..
I think we can know ourselves or think we do .. or we can feel like a stranger .
Maybe we can feel connected to ourselves .. or lost
It’s difficult to know and understand ourselves completely .. sometimes
June 20th, 2025 13:19
Caring dove said:
An interesting and engaging writing ..
I think we can know ourselves or think we do .. or we can feel like a stranger .
Maybe we can feel connected to ourselves .. or lost
It’s difficult to know and understand ourselves completely .. sometimes
June 20th, 2025 13:19
The Stranger\'s Truth
orchidee said:
Good write T. Ohh, us two know a couple of guys - Obi and Popeye, and........who else? lol.
June 20th, 2025 12:37
orchidee said:
Good write T. Ohh, us two know a couple of guys - Obi and Popeye, and........who else? lol.
June 20th, 2025 12:37
Got That Out
Doggerel Dave said:
.....And as you so rightly say, you got that out, didn\'t yer....
unapologetically and with great style.
June 19th, 2025 11:32
Doggerel Dave said:
.....And as you so rightly say, you got that out, didn\'t yer....
unapologetically and with great style.
June 19th, 2025 11:32
Got That Out
Teddy.15 said:
Sometimes it just has to be done 🤣 and those who says they have never wanted too, are lying 🤥 🤣
June 19th, 2025 11:08
Teddy.15 said:
Sometimes it just has to be done 🤣 and those who says they have never wanted too, are lying 🤥 🤣
June 19th, 2025 11:08
Got That Out
orchidee said:
Sounds like a poem similar to mine. Here\'s verse 1 of it, being restrained:
Ohhh, F, F, F, and F
And furthermore F, F, F, and F
Steady on says Fido
That\'s a lot of F for one poem!
June 19th, 2025 10:53
orchidee said:
Sounds like a poem similar to mine. Here\'s verse 1 of it, being restrained:
Ohhh, F, F, F, and F
And furthermore F, F, F, and F
Steady on says Fido
That\'s a lot of F for one poem!
June 19th, 2025 10:53
Got That Out
Poetic Licence said:
I for one have this feeling more than I should, what a mind cleanser it would be to just stand in the street and do that, enjoyed the read
June 19th, 2025 09:10
Poetic Licence said:
I for one have this feeling more than I should, what a mind cleanser it would be to just stand in the street and do that, enjoyed the read
June 19th, 2025 09:10
To the Ones Who Go
Salvia.S said:
Beautifully captures the courage of those who seek truth beyond fear, with vivid cosmic imagery and a sense of quiet, powerful motion. Well done dear Tittu 🌹🌹
June 19th, 2025 09:03
Salvia.S said:
Beautifully captures the courage of those who seek truth beyond fear, with vivid cosmic imagery and a sense of quiet, powerful motion. Well done dear Tittu 🌹🌹
June 19th, 2025 09:03
Got That Out
sorenbarrett said:
A poem that screams out in frustration, anger, rage. And after a quieting the catharsis. Well done
June 19th, 2025 08:16
sorenbarrett said:
A poem that screams out in frustration, anger, rage. And after a quieting the catharsis. Well done
June 19th, 2025 08:16
Got That Out
arqios said:
Here is a raw, primal, and defiantly honest poetic equivalent of a scream into the void—part rage, part release, and completely unapologetic. There’s something universally human about that moment of boiling over and finally letting it rip, no filter, no finesse. Just truth, snarling and unshackled.
June 19th, 2025 08:09
arqios said:
Here is a raw, primal, and defiantly honest poetic equivalent of a scream into the void—part rage, part release, and completely unapologetic. There’s something universally human about that moment of boiling over and finally letting it rip, no filter, no finesse. Just truth, snarling and unshackled.
June 19th, 2025 08:09
Got That Out
Cheeky Missy said:
Yes....yes... YES!!! There is indeed that subtle murmur of something rumbling, shifting, rising, struggling, trying to force its head above the murky waters of whatever, to breathe, inhale deep, purifying mouthfuls of air. Yet, the age-old question: HOW? Gorgeously rendered with excellent imagery and an irresistible poignancy. Thank you for sharing.
June 19th, 2025 07:54
Cheeky Missy said:
Yes....yes... YES!!! There is indeed that subtle murmur of something rumbling, shifting, rising, struggling, trying to force its head above the murky waters of whatever, to breathe, inhale deep, purifying mouthfuls of air. Yet, the age-old question: HOW? Gorgeously rendered with excellent imagery and an irresistible poignancy. Thank you for sharing.
June 19th, 2025 07:54
In the Legs of Loss
wildecho14 said:
This piece is hauntingly intimate. The progression from mind to body to soul feels like a slow unraveling, each layer more raw than the last. I’m especially struck by the mythic undertones like Eros, wyrd, enigma, woven with such vulnerability. Thank you for sharing something so soul-bared and visceral.
June 18th, 2025 13:08
wildecho14 said:
This piece is hauntingly intimate. The progression from mind to body to soul feels like a slow unraveling, each layer more raw than the last. I’m especially struck by the mythic undertones like Eros, wyrd, enigma, woven with such vulnerability. Thank you for sharing something so soul-bared and visceral.
June 18th, 2025 13:08
In the Legs of Loss
orchidee said:
Aww, Popeye couldn\'t unravel the cryptic meanings in this! lol.
June 18th, 2025 10:59
orchidee said:
Aww, Popeye couldn\'t unravel the cryptic meanings in this! lol.
June 18th, 2025 10:59
In the Legs of Loss
Poetic Licence said:
Raw, passionate declaration off everything they gave culminating in the, ,pouring out of the soul, nicely done
June 18th, 2025 09:51
Poetic Licence said:
Raw, passionate declaration off everything they gave culminating in the, ,pouring out of the soul, nicely done
June 18th, 2025 09:51
In the Legs of Loss
Doggerel Dave said:
Didn\'t quite work out, huh?
Underneath there I do understand, really. I think you may have touched on a fairly common human experience actually... although your touch has adorned it with its own significance.
June 18th, 2025 07:47
Doggerel Dave said:
Didn\'t quite work out, huh?
Underneath there I do understand, really. I think you may have touched on a fairly common human experience actually... although your touch has adorned it with its own significance.
June 18th, 2025 07:47
In the Legs of Loss
arqios said:
The poem evokes much more than a physical longing; it delves into metaphysicality, of how desire and passion intertwine with identity and meaning. And through its evocative imagery (\"warmed by wyrd’s wet warren\" or \"enigma’s ejaculate\"), the poem captures the balance between creation and annihilation, highlighting the transformative yet often destructive nature of such intimate surrender. Sensuality here, becomes a lens for both connection and loss, illustrating how the act of giving oneself can feel both expansive and diminishing; that in the grander context of being, this interplay asks whether selfhood is shaped more by what we hold onto or what we release. The speaker’s resolution of \"no more\" marks a turning point—a reclamation of wholeness after an act of total giving. Sensuality, then, is not merely indulgence but a poignant metaphor for the cyclical depths of human experience. Or something to a similar end. 🙏🏻🕊
June 18th, 2025 06:39
arqios said:
The poem evokes much more than a physical longing; it delves into metaphysicality, of how desire and passion intertwine with identity and meaning. And through its evocative imagery (\"warmed by wyrd’s wet warren\" or \"enigma’s ejaculate\"), the poem captures the balance between creation and annihilation, highlighting the transformative yet often destructive nature of such intimate surrender. Sensuality here, becomes a lens for both connection and loss, illustrating how the act of giving oneself can feel both expansive and diminishing; that in the grander context of being, this interplay asks whether selfhood is shaped more by what we hold onto or what we release. The speaker’s resolution of \"no more\" marks a turning point—a reclamation of wholeness after an act of total giving. Sensuality, then, is not merely indulgence but a poignant metaphor for the cyclical depths of human experience. Or something to a similar end. 🙏🏻🕊
June 18th, 2025 06:39
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