Tristan Robert Lange

the sound before faith

i sit here—cry—
not that i wonder
 
why?
 
hunted—will i be saved—
i won’t play a lyre
while affixed to
 
a pyre.
 
what can really be said?
what can i do
but sit here and
 
wait?
 
© 2025 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, November 1, 2025.
 
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