Tristan Robert Lange

the ghost

half a second

wheels racing

blacktop

a boy

a Ford 150

15 mph

stopped

just

in

time

boy bicycles on

unaware

unhaunted by

the ghost

of what

never

was.

© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.

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

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