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. 🤘💀🖤
Jesus saith unto them,
“All the powers of earth
will be usurped by you —
my name in vain.
Go ye therefore, and indoctrinate all nations,
baptizing them in the shadow
of all your fear-built
institutions:
scaring them into observing
all things whatsoever
the leadership commands—
regardless:
and lo,
convince yourselves that
I am both with you
and seeth not the depths
of your heart’s terrible
treason."
Amen.
POET'S NOTE:
Part of the Truth, Applied collection.
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, March 28, 2026.
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Contradictions are everywhere from government to religion and even in ourselves. Nicely done Tristan
Soren, thank you, my friend…you really captured the breadth of it. From institutions to the self…those contradictions don’t stay contained. That’s the tension this presses on. I’m glad it resonated with you. 🖤🔥🙏🕯️
You are always most welcome Tristan
Alas, no substitute sound for 'glug!' We'll not survive it! lol.
Orchi, haha…there it is. That glug line sneaks in and slimes with (un)holy sheen. 🤣 Whatever are we going to do about them? 🖤🔥🙏🕯️
I often wander why in a court room we would have to swear on a bible? Religion and God is probably in ones own ideas and imageries in the end. 🌹
We can affirm of course. I used to attend court regularly as part of my work and as an atheist myself I was always surprised by the number of witnesses who chose to affirm. A sign of modern times here in the UK where there is now to a significant number who declare themselves to have no religion..
Teddy, that’s a thoughtful question, my friend…that overlap between belief and institution doesn’t always sit easily, especially in places like a courtroom. It raises something worth sitting with about where faith actually lives. I’m a person of faith, and I don’t believe the Bible belongs in that role…didn’t Jesus say let your yes be yes? 🤷♂️ Anywho…that aside, religion and state have no business being in bed together, as I see it. I appreciate you bringing that into the conversation, my dear friend. 🖤🔥🙏🕯️
Michael, thank you for sharing that…hearing how many choose to affirm instead of swear really says something about the shift happening over time. It feels like a more honest reflection of where people actually stand. I appreciate you adding that perspective to the conversation. 🖤🔥🙏🕯️
The intensity of your poem about attending Catholic school my whole life and boarding school, a private Catholic school, is striking. How true is this statement? I know someone who was to be a priest in their religion after many years. It didn't seem consistent with their actions. My question remains today! Good work. Your poem powerfully illuminates the exploitation of religious authority for selfish motives, highlighting a profound disparity between the genuine teachings of Jesus and the deeds of those who warp his message for dominance and influence, inspiring a quest for truth and exposing the hypocrisy of leaders who take advantage of faith.
Friendship, thank you, my friend…you really captured the heart of it. That gap between what is taught and what is lived can be hard to reconcile, especially when you’ve witnessed it up close. It raises real questions, and I appreciate you bringing your own experience into it so openly. 🖤🔥🙏🕯️
This bites like iron on old wood—faith twisted into chains, power masquerading as divine.
The words echo sharp, a sermon for the wary, a warning scribbled in shadow and ash.
Thomas, thank you, my friend…you really caught the heart of it. That sense of something sacred being twisted into something binding, and the warning that comes with it, lands hard. I’m grateful you leaned into it the way you did. 🖤🔥🙏🕯️
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