Tristan Robert Lange
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Mother Mary heard us,
Another answer to prayer.
Resurrection comes today;
Yesterday’s pleasure is pain.
Outcast, othered—smothered
From our own seduction—
Exiled by our own
Guilt, deep and profound.
Yesterday is a vanished today.
Posthumously, powers position
Themselves as our beneficiary.
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, July 12, 2026.
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