Tears of torrential torture
Stream
Down
w
a
r
d
Into
Pools
Of
Permanence.
Per chance,
Did no one see
This tragic pang
Coming?
What next?
God knows.
© 2025 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, November 19, 2025.
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Tristan the idea that tears are permanent. The alliteration here emphasizes and greases this line so that if flows just as the message it gives flows. This poem in a few short words asks the question of whether not anyone saw this coming and then answers with "God knows" This is a double meaning since it can be taken as no one knows or that God is the one that knows. Well done my friend
Soren, this read is brilliant...the permanence of tears, the way the structure flows, the layered meaning of “God knows.” You caught every intention I tucked into this piece. Truly appreciate your presence and support, my dear friend. 💧🖤🌑🙏
You are truly welcome Tristan
Excellent work and form. Love it.
Thank you so much, Thomas!!! Much appreciated, my friend! 💧🖤🌑🙏
If not blasphemous, but said without any religious connotation, we might say, using a small 'g' here: 'god knows what Popeye's up to', as in 'he could be up to anything'. But we know he's up to one thing 99% of the time. What is it? Don't answer that! lol.
Ohh, Popeye don't know about any finer points of poetry. heehee.
LOL! Big G or little g, it is well known by the divine what big P is up to. Hence the Flood. Unfortunately, which was conveniently left out of even the Russell Crowe Noah film, P was a stowaway on board. Him and Olive Oyl. Little known fact. Yup. It's in the Gospel of Glug, Chapter Ah-gah-gah-gah-glug-gulp! 💧🖤🌑🙏
Phew! Glad they left it out of the film. lol.
For real! That version was weird enough! Lol!
It's been said that the Creator knows everything, is everything, yet, so much of that "everything" is still a potential, meaning it's not manifested/in our conscious awareness yet. Is this why we're endowed with awareness of being, desire to find out, and an Imagination?
Your poem got me thinking! (Maybe not in the way you intended?)
Mutley, I love that this stirred something in you… that’s the whole point for me… to let a simple drop land where it lands. Honestly… I write these from lived tension…and seeing you run with the philosophical thread tells me the piece did its job. Thank you, my friend. 💧🖤🌑🙏
This is wonderful, I love the form.
Thank you, Megan! Glad the poem and its form delivered. Much appreciated! 💧🖤🌑🙏
He certainly does.
Amen! Thank you my friend! 💧🖤🌑🙏
and your answer is there- God knows, and maybe the person who caused ,and the one who cried does too....but you have left it hanging beautifully in the air - open to personal introspection and interpretation - short but immensely powerful..
Thank you my dear friend! I am glad the poem delivered and rang true! Much appreciated! 💧🖤🌑🙏
yes it dd and thanks for sharing..
You are most welcome!
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