Tristan Robert Lange

squoting slugs

gross

little slugs

oozing out their

sanctimonious slime—

slippery as it might be—

slow, shiny serenity shown

in cover of the saccharine scent.

these slugs, smug, are certainly literate

and they do know their scripture

to complete the theatrical picture

what lies beneath them

and their special s’quoting scare-screams—

the wretched sound of

hissing hot dogs ready to pop—

is the putrid puddle

of slime’s sickening rot,

reeking retrogradation—

ruinously ravaged

by reelingly repulsive,

sanctimoniously

gross little

slugs.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, October 7, 2025.

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