Notice of absence from Tristan Robert Lange
Friends, I’m doing my best to keep up with comments. 😅 I’m still current on my own poems and first replies on others’ work, but this season has been a bit of a twister. Figured I’d drop a quick note so you don’t think I’ve vanished or gone flaky.
Read. Write. Rise. Realize. 🤘💀🖤
Friends, I’m doing my best to keep up with comments. 😅 I’m still current on my own poems and first replies on others’ work, but this season has been a bit of a twister. Figured I’d drop a quick note so you don’t think I’ve vanished or gone flaky.
Read. Write. Rise. Realize. 🤘💀🖤
For accessibility, the poem appears below in standard reading order:
You think you know a life by the habits built in it, as if a life—let alone a soul—can be read like a laundry list of clean and dirty.
Those smokers, clearly trashy, no?
Alcoholics? Either party animals or self-loathing losers.
A person who exercises? Clearly disciplined.
Or are they?
We are all butts within a messy, funked up ashtray.
ANXIETY
FEAR FOMENTED
TOO MUCH
UNENDING GRIEF
DEPRESSION
FAILED MARRIAGE
TAUGHT TO HATE
JUDGED
SUCCESS OR DIE
PRETTY
BODY IMAGE ISSUES
ABUSED
ABANDONED
NO ONE CARES
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, March 6, 2026.
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- Comment from author about the poem: I’m published in an anthology featuring authors from across the Poconos, PA. All proceeds benefit the Pocono Liars Club — a collective of authors and editors dedicated to supporting and mentoring local writers. Available in paperback and Kindle, please consider purchasing one and supporting a great cause. https://a.co/d/58uxM69
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Comments2
No one cares about you now, Popeye! Or do we? But why do we care about him? Don't answer that! lol.
Well said, no one really cares, it's only what they can get from you, then they are done with you..Your poem explores the complexity of human existence and the tendency to judge people based on superficial traits or behaviors. It critiques the oversimplification of lives into categories, suggesting that an individual’s experiences—marked by struggles, pain, and societal judgment—cannot be fully understood through external habits or labels alone. The poet emphasizes the multifaceted nature of human beings, filled with hidden struggles and emotions that go beyond mere habits.
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