Tristan Robert Lange

bricks

looking back at the rabble—

dispersing from the smoke,

looking confused as they babble,

hack, spit, cough, and choke.

listen, moses, this ain’t no fable,

this is a fire we must stoke,

for far past the time of babel,

these bricks’ll leave pharoah broke.

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

Tittu