Grande Gauleiter of Grotesquery

Tristan Robert Lange

Hostility over humanity heralded.
Egotistical and maniacal
Gauleiter of grotesque air guerrillas—
Sanctioned by a toupee totalitarian,
Excluding the fact the toupee’s permanent—
Takes lives, with glee, for our “security”.
How much of it, though, do we believe?
 
© 2025 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved
First published on Instagram, October 4, 2025.
 
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  • Author: Tristan Robert Lange (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 5th, 2025 07:27
  • Comment from author about the poem: A political satire about the powers-that-be. ๐Ÿ˜
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Friendship, Poetic Licence
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  • sorenbarrett

    Too real to smile the one shakes the bones of government in place and will put a frown on their face. Love the alliteration that adds force to the words.

    • Tristan Robert Lange

      Soren, exactly that...too true to grin. The alliterationโ€™s my drumbeat of dissent, as it were...the satire my way of saying what canโ€™t be said straight. You read it right. My apologies for the delay. Been one of those weeks. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

    • Doggerel Dave

      Somewhere actually, between extremely little and none.

      Wish with all my anger and irritation that this little gem would do it.....

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        Dave, somewhere between little and none indeedโ€ฆbut we keep writing anyway. If nothing else, it reminds the bastards weโ€™re watching. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ› Right there with you, I wish it would too...but it won't! ๐Ÿ˜ž

      • Friendship

        The poem critiques authoritarianism, particularly the absurdity and grotesqueness of leaders who prioritize power and control over human life and dignity. It questions the legitimacy of their actions and the societal acceptance of such governance.

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Friendship, you read it clean through...the hypocrisy, the theater, the sanctioned cruelty dressed as duty. Satire may not save us, but it sure as hell exposes them. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ› Thank you for the read, my friend. You are a blessing!

        • Neville



          If you say it brother .. then I believe it .. perhaps .. well at least quite often .. N ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            Haha, cheers Neville...faith in moderation, Iโ€™ll take it! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Always glad to have you along for the madness, brother. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

          • orchidee

            If only it was as simple as 'We can't trust anyone with a barnet (hair-style/toupee) like that'!

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Haha, Orchi...youโ€™re absolutely right. If only politics were as easy as spotting a dodgy rug on an orange nerf ball! Until then, weโ€™ll just keep writing the truth under the hair. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

            • Poetic Licence

              I think he has proven beyond doubt he has no regard for other life except his own, happy for putin to keep killing Ukrainians, supplies Israel to the teath so they can commit genocide, blames every ever committed in America on immigrants. All from a man who feigned injury to get out of military service and is the son of immigrants, maybe if Americans put the gun down, that might cut the crime rate, anyway enjoyed the read

              • Tristan Robert Lange

                Tobani, you summed it up perfectly...the grotesque self-interest, the violence dressed as virtue. Appreciate your words, my friend. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

                • Poetic Licence

                  You are very welcome

                • NafisaSB

                  whether you believe in it or not, it is affecting the lives of those around for sure, and that's really scary and sad to note

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    Exactly. Yesโ€ฆbelief or not, the consequences are real. Thatโ€™s the weight of this age...truth ignored as the artery keeps spurting out. Thank you for seeing that, my friend. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

                  • David Hopkins

                    So appropriate for this day of age and I hope the people hear it well โ€ฆas everyone needs to acknowledge this bad hair day .

                    • Tristan Robert Lange

                      David, spot on...itโ€™s the eraโ€™s endless bad hair day, tangled with denial and ego. If only truth could style itself back into place. Thanks for hearing it, my friend. ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›



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