meaning to harp

Tristan Robert Lange



don’t mean to harp
but i love
 
Bob Harper,
 
think he’s hot—dope—
saw all his wannabe haters
dang, dang,
 
dangling on a rope.
 
media hagites—
social sores—
judge a heart’s value
 
over a goddamn hill.
 
here, though,
is the bitter pill—
 
the hater-taters
are just pixelite swill.
 
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved. 
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, September 24, 2026.
 
Tittu
 
 
 

 

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DEVILISHLY DREADFUL
Saint Sorebones
on September 28, 2026
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  • sorenbarrett

    Have to say Tristan that I know nothing about him since I watch next to no 'TV and haven't ventured into that area he promotes. Not a vegan or into training anymore. Well written and expresses the feeling well.

    • Tristan Robert Lange

      Soren, haha...you actually know more of Bob’s rΓ©sumΓ© than I did when I wrote this. 🀣 I only knew him from Season 3 of The Traitors, where he was recovering from a recent heart attack and got absolutely hammered online after struggling with a brutal hill challenge. That ugliness was really what set this poem off for me. πŸ˜πŸ˜‚βš‘πŸ™

      • sorenbarrett

        I used to watch series in the old days but with the advent of reality TV and low budget programs stopped watching almost altogether. Besides the ads are so long that I forget the show by the time they get back to it. What used to be an hour program is now only thirty minutes if you take out the ads.

      • arqios

        ah what to do with haters... they influence us too! And with everything accessible at all times and everywhere, exacerbates it all. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠοΈ

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Arqios, exactly...that constant access makes it hard to just shrug the ugliness off and move on. It follows us around now. πŸ˜πŸ˜‚βš‘πŸ™

          • arqios

            It wearies me no end. Cortisol spikes and BP surges.πŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠοΈ

          • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

            I also dont know him but you put it crisp and fresh my friend

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Norman, absolutely. Bob Harper is a longtime fitness trainer and TV personality, probably best known from The Biggest Loser. I only really knew him from Season 3 of The Traitors, where he was recovering from a recent heart attack. He struggled on one brutal physical challenge involving a steep hill and people online tore into him for it without mercy...that reaction is really what sparked this poem. πŸ˜πŸ˜‚βš‘πŸ™

              • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

                well done

              • orchidee

                I've not heard of Lord S....... for next Monday. Does Popeye know him? Dang it, Popeyeus got in again. lol.

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Oh, Orchi...β€œLord Sorebones” has me grinning already. πŸ˜‚ You might want to leave room for the possibility that our dear saint is not remotely the gentleman Popeyeus appears to be expecting. Monday may educate him. πŸ˜πŸ˜‚βš‘πŸ™

                • Kevin Hulme

                  Had to Google Bob Harper. I assume it the same fella. Once TV Fitness guy.
                  Haters ? A Pain in the Nether- Regions.

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    Kevin, yep, that’s the same Bob Harper. πŸ˜‚ And β€œpain in the nether-regions” is about as charitable a description of haters as I can manage. πŸ˜πŸ˜‚βš‘πŸ™

                  • Cheeky Missy

                    Dude, what I love is the photo, your lines a lovely accompaniment. Thank you so very much for sharing.

                    • Tristan Robert Lange

                      Missy, haha...I’m glad the photo stole the show. πŸ˜‚ I’ll happily accept supporting-act status on this one. πŸ˜πŸ˜‚βš‘πŸ™



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