No Assembly Required Poem, by Tristan Robert Lange, at My poetic side

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 👓, Write ✍️, Rise 🌅, Realize 🤯.

Tristan 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

i was born a milkaholic

which made me a teetaholic

being weened made me a cryaholic

which led to me becoming a tryaholic.

when that failed, I grew into a messaholic;

placed before it, I became TVaholoic—

my kids now tabletaholics—

i wasn’t liked much, no chance at friendsaholic.

the older i grew, became a mental healthaholic,

depression and anxiety made me a fixaholic,

fixing to rid the pain—an escapaholic—

there is no escape—enter rebelaholic.

what’t that? snort it? drugaholic!

pass that shit! gulp. alcoholic.

all growed up: workaholic.

can i end it all?—deathaholic—

what happens next? fearaholic.

wellness check!—psychoholic—

can’t be fixed! “here’s a pill”-aholic.

“no worries: god.” faithaholic.

“someday...you’ll see.” hopeaholic.

no arrival.

grief...

aholic.

disapointment demo.

factory made.

no assembly required.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, August 24, 2026.

Tittu

Author: Tristan Robert Lange ( Online)
Published: August 24th, 2026 07:31
Comment from author about the poem: Part of The Thinking Dark collection. 🎵 Coming Friday, September 4, 2026: The Shaman by Tristan Robert Lange, performed by Appalachian Virtual Ensemble, available on Bandcamp and most streaming services.
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In collections: The Thinking Dark.