Tristan Robert Lange

Necessitated in the Void

Harboring hatred

Only annihilates the soul.

Weaponized religion

Acts out hate with impunity.

Respectability pitched—

Destruction of self: bought.

To the disinherited, Jesus belongs.

Harm haunts the disadvantaged.

Unity is not identity control.

Refuse to be the loudest,

Maturity is knowing when to speak

And when silence is the scream

Necessitated in the void.

Poet’s Note:

An acrostic Scorched Sunday poem. Part of my Scorched Strays series. This poem reflects on costly interior discipline under exterior pressure—where silence protects the soul from corrosion, even as resistance invites rejection—and how Jesus stands with those whose backs are against the wall.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, March 1, 2026.

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