Tristan Robert Lange

diminishing returns

if it could be

taken back

in order to avoid

the consequences—

if diminishment

could be convincingly

shown

to be the only way

to live comfortably,

to live under the radar,

to live truly free—

should it be?

nay!

truth comes not

at the cost of erasure,

and freedom is only secured

by the erasure of diminishment.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, February 9, 2026.

Tittu