Where Demons Tread

Dear Friend,

Look at me now
See my suffering

Did I truly do something wrong to
Deserve my beloved’s distancing?

See how it turns me inside out &
How I try to redirect to creating

You and I are not so different
Caught in the wakes of losses

Therefore, let my pain
Absolve your suffering

The guilt you felt and feel
Let my regard forgive you

Awaken, my love &
Accept being loved

We are both broken so
Let’s start the mending

Songs, Where Demons Tread

“Love’s Violence” (Song)

By Athena Stairs, November 11, 2025

Violets
Violence

Violets
Violence

I’m smelling violets
In silence like violence

Violets
Violence

Violets
Violence

I’m smelling violets
In silence like violence

There’s something in the air
I sense you everywhere

If I turn when feel you stare
You evaporate into thin air

I’m smelling violets
In silence like violence

I’m smelling violets
In this silence like violence

This scent is in my brain
Keeps pinging my membranes

A garden fresh in bloom
Tears my heart open to make room

Violets
Violence

I’m smelling violets
In silence like violence

Violets
Violence

I’m smelling violets
In this silence like violence

Violets like violence
Turn violence into violets

Violets like violence
Turn violence into violets

Violence to violets
Violence to violets

Violence to violets
Violence to violets

Violence to violets
Violence to violets

Violence to violets
Violence to violets

Violets

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Electronica Dark Goth Song

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