Tristan Robert Lange

Alchemy of Our Asking

God won’t stop this.

Brought upon us by our own evil

Overtures in a civil crucible,

Violence is victory’s vitriol.

Intelligence has become inbred.

Neoauthoritarian necropolis

Overlords were what we desired.

Poet’s Note:

This acrostic was written a week before its publication. Much can change in that time, but a shift in leadership does not equal absolution. This poem asks whether scapegoating a chosen instrument absolves Americans of the collective sin of xenophobia and discrimination.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, February 3, 2026.

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