Tristan Robert Lange

thirst quencher

interception of perception

no need for contraception—

safety subverts the senses—

no pretenses nor defenses,

tied up in barbed-wire fences,

a thistle thimble

dropped head first,

gravity kills the nimble

and quenches

death’s thirst.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, June 26, 2026.

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