Here, come
this way—
watch your
step—
slowly now,
don’t want you
to get hurt.
That’s it—
careful—
step up
here.
There,
let us
secure
this right
here—
ready?—
lights out.
Guard,
kick the stool!
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, September 5, 2026.
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Well written. You had me thinking on this one!🤔I could be very wrong! Your poem appears to involve a tense, possibly sinister scenario where one character is guiding another through an uncertain and potentially harmful situation. Phrases like “kick the stool” suggest a sudden, violent action that could lead to the subject's downfall.
Absolutely, Friendship. You picked up on exactly where the unease is coming from...everything sounds gentle and controlled until the reality underneath it becomes impossible to miss. Much appreciated, my friend. 🖤⚖️💀🙏
You were not off at all. In fact, to add to my last comment, this was written beneath a reconstructed gallows at a county prison museum. So you definitely picked up on it, my friend. ❤️
they always tell us its for our own good
Exactly, Norman...and that is where the danger lives. Authority can make cruelty sound almost compassionate when it wraps it in the right words. Much appreciated, my friend. 🖤⚖️💀🙏
always welcome, a good write
Good write T. I thought this was going to be about needing brollies for safety cos of..........WCAT! lol.
😂😂 And what a WCAT emergency preparedness exercise. Forget the stool...apparently the real danger is whatever the hell is coming down from above. We know what it is...but WCAT! LOL! Always appreciate the laugh, my friend. 🖤⚖️💀🙏
Love this one Tristan it is the last twist that gives it its kick. The cynicism is perfect after the set up. As George Carlin said strange that we disinfect a prisoner's arm before giving them a lethal injection.
Exactly, Soren...that’s the obscenity of it for me. Everything can be polished, regulated, and handled with immaculate care while the fundamental act remains violently awful. Carlin’s example gets right to that same hypocrisy. Much appreciated, my friend. 🖤⚖️💀🙏
Most welcome my friend
This leaves nothing to the imagination at all .. and serves to reinforce the fundamental fact its just a short step from the long drop and then lights out .. Darker than dark mate .. 🖤🏴🥀👍
Absolutely, Neville...that’s the grim point for me. Everything is made to sound so careful and controlled, while the destination is brutally obvious. Appreciate you, my friend. 🖤⚖️💀🙏
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