Tristan Robert Lange

Malfunction Machine

peace is in the heart?

yeah, i suppose,

that might be the start.

but

let me ask this—

to not I’d be remiss—

where do you

locate that very heart?

wait!—in the brain?

yes that’s plain!

and, again,

let’s not refrain

from asking this question,

why abstain?—

what happens if the brain

starts to act insane?

what if the part that

holds the heart

begins to malfunction,

regardless how off the chart?

what if the wires cross

sparking anxiety and loss—

depression to death, an albatross—

where, then, is peace found?

rather than wading unwound,

we must stand on solid ground

before ignorance is lost and

understanding found.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, May 28, 2026.

Tittu