the ghost

Tristan Robert Lange



half a second
wheels racing
blacktop
a boy
a Ford 150
15 mph
 
stopped 
just
in
time
 
boy bicycles on
unaware
unhaunted by 
 
the ghost
 
of what
never
was.
 
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, October 9, 2026.
 
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Comments4

  • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

    A close brush with death that never was, fine write

  • sorenbarrett

    Tristan this brought me flashbacks. When twenty one years old I was driving in a hurry through a residential area my attention diverted I came back to see a young boy on the sidewalk right in front of my car going forty miles an hour I was able to swerve out of the way and avoided hitting the child. The memory serves as a ghost to me to this day of what might have been and a reminder to always pay attention and stay at a low speed in residential areas. It still haunts me and I look at it as possibly saving others as well. A powerful write for me and on the basis of that power a fave

  • arqios

    Now here is a fave 🤩🕊️👍🏻

  • Teddy.15

    Oh, here in Florence a noble family just a few years ago lost their 21 year old in a bike accident in London, Fillipo Corsini and every time I drive past their home I some how feel so desperately sorry that he died whilst he was enjoying himself in London a student I believe. This is a "what if" poem which really makes one think. I have so damn many especially at the moment 💜



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