gross
little slugs
oozing out their
sanctimonious slime—
slippery as it might be—
slow, shiny serenity shown
in cover of the saccharine scent.
these slugs, smug, are certainly literate
and they do know their scripture
to complete the theatrical picture
what lies beneath them
and their special s’quoting scare-screams—
the wretched sound of
hissing hot dogs ready to pop—
is the putrid puddle
of slime’s sickening rot,
reeking retrogradation—
ruinously ravaged
by reelingly repulsive,
sanctimoniously
gross little
slugs.
© 2025 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, October 7, 2025.
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- Comment from author about the poem: The 12th Commandment: Thou shalt not squote, for thou squoteth filth! People should not weaponize Holy Scripture, but sadly, they do. Lord have mercy on us, sinners.
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Agree totally. It also closely mirrors not taking authority in vain. That’s abuse and misuse.
Amen, my brother! On both accounts, both done far too often. Thank you so much for your time and your thoughts, dear friend! 🐌🩸🙏😈
A lovely write of a putrid group that in their slime of a world of filth proclaim it as the only worthy measure of reality. Well written and nicely worded to give the feel of sticky ooze that it is. Also applies to politicians and rabid followers. A fave my friend
You are so right about that! This applies to more than just the sacrimoniously religious. Thank you so much, my friend. I just hope nature\'s slugs forgive me for daring to conflate them with such a slimy group of humans! Your time, thoughts and fave are much appreciated, Soren! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
You are most welcome Tristan
I missed the 11th one then - wot is it? Probably related to Popeye. In which case, don't tell me the 11th one. Oops!
Shhh Popeye! I will not tell him that. Certainly not…now, eat your creamed spinach.
Sorry, Orchi, he can really get test. He wanted me to say……………but in reality, if you remember, Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment in the Gospel of Johanne…erm…John, Something like “judge and annoy one another”, which church’s have mastered ever since, no? 😂
Doh! Must be in the Apocrypha, that one. Can't find it in the 'canonically accepted' books of the Bible.
And don't call me Pauline (the Pauline Epistles/Letters), says St Paul. Heehee.
I hate slugs...but I love alliteration. And the message, of course. Well done!
Haha, thank you, my friend. I can’t blame you on the slug hate! The alliteration was my small redemption for such repulsive creatures…but, if serenity came in slime, they’d be gushing with it. 🤣🤢 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
Haha, oh boy!
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