for the birds

Tristan Robert Lange



a double-crested
cormorant sits—
stately—
perched upon
 
galvanized
steel,
 
sitting there,
down the way
at the penis tip
of a cross-shaped
 
pier
 
beyond a rusty,
weathered gate
barring human entry.
 
a stark reminder
of God’s natural position:
 
idols are for the birds.
 
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved. 
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, September 11, 2026.
 
Tittu
 
 
 
 
 
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  • Author: Tristan Robert Lange (Online Online)
  • Published: September 11th, 2026 07:07
  • Comment from author about the poem: Part of the Truth, Applied collection. Image: original photograph and design by Tristan Robert Lange.
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  • sorenbarrett

    And why is religion so against sex? Did not god say be fruitful? So many sexual images buried in this poem the pier, the gate and then the introduction of the cross on the pier canceling it, the gate rusted and barring entry. I heard Freud mumble in his grave. Oh but that is but a hole as well. But what sums it up well is the final line idols are for the birds. A fave my friend this one was tight.

  • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

    so very well put my friend



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