Notice of absence from Tristan Robert Lange
Life is full of seasons. This is a season of transition for me, where I will be moving with my family to a new location. As such, with much logistics to consider, I am doing my best to keep up. Please know if I accidentally don't respond, it is not because I am ghosting or becoming distant. Once things settle after the move, I am sure life will return to some normalcy. In the meantime, and always:
Read ๐, Write โ๏ธ, Rise ๐ , Realize ๐คฏ.
Tristan ๐น๐ค๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐ฆโโฌ
Life is full of seasons. This is a season of transition for me, where I will be moving with my family to a new location. As such, with much logistics to consider, I am doing my best to keep up. Please know if I accidentally don't respond, it is not because I am ghosting or becoming distant. Once things settle after the move, I am sure life will return to some normalcy. In the meantime, and always:
Read ๐, Write โ๏ธ, Rise ๐ , Realize ๐คฏ.
Tristan ๐น๐ค๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐ฆโโฌ
by silence,
you’ve tried your hand
at venomous violence,
but here’s the thing:
i am not your appliance
to hit the off button on,
and i don’t owe you
compliance,
and you sure as hell
will never buy
my silence.
© 2025 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, November 29, 2025.
Tittu
November 26, 2025
East Stroudsburg, PA
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The poem revolves around empowerment and resistance against oppression. The speaker asserts their autonomy and refuses to be silenced or controlled by someone who employs violence, both verbal and emotional. The poem conveys a strong message about self-worth and the rejection of compliance in the face of abusive behavior.
My friend, trulyโฆthank you. You named the strength at the heart of this one and I am thankful it delivered, my friend. Thank you for your astute read and analysis, as always. ๐ฅ๐โ๐
A poem that I feel the surge in. Electrical it shocks and in its current reminds that we are not machines that are owned and controlled by a master but our own beings with our own power and will not tolerate having the plug pulled.
Soren, I appreciate thisโฆthat sense of reclaiming your own current, your own power...which is right where this poem sits. Much appreciated my friend. Glad it delivered! ๐ฅ๐โ๐
Most welcome Tristan
We can't answer this. What appliance does Ol' P have?! lol.
Oh my, can't answer that. But here are the sounds ch-ch-chug-glug-glug woohooo! Why did he scream woohoo? Don't answer that!
Now he's saying woo-hoo too! lol.
Don't think I've ever come across the dynamics of an abusive relationship expressed more succinctly here, Tristan.๐๐
My friend, trulyโฆthank you. You caught the heart of what this is pushing back againstโฆno frills, no softening. Your read is solid, as always, and appreciated. ๐ฅ๐โ๐
Now these feelings far too well and so happy to be unplugged!๐๐ป๐๏ธ
Amen...and me too! Others might not be...but that is THEIR problem! ๐คฃ
Superb work.
Thank you, Thomas! Much appreciated, my friend!
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