A Woman's Plight, Altered States, The Accident - As Of 10/10/25 Early AM Named "Clyde" (Short For Collide) Because It's Funny And I Deserve Mirth At Its Expense

Closed Room System

Pounding on walls
Closing in

Constricting
Sense of freedom

Limiting belief
In reparations

Finding my way
Becomes limited

From miscalculated
Neurofeedback session

Attempting to help
Brain’s injury

Forcing tied mind
Into corners

Happenstance
Constricts play

A Woman's Plight, Altered States, The Accident - As Of 10/10/25 Early AM Named "Clyde" (Short For Collide) Because It's Funny And I Deserve Mirth At Its Expense

Prospects

“I’ve seen enough of society to know that as far as material wealth and performance expectations, my positioning as viable for marriage on those levels is no longer market competitive.

When I rush, my hands falter and parts of my physical connections try to tear apart going different directions.

I did not deserve to have simplicities of my youth stripped from me.

Yet, I am not the first to fall.”

Comedy

Things Gone Awry

“I tried powdered gelatin in watered coffee, yesterday.

Can’t say that I liked it, but I got it down.

So this morning, I thought that adding it to hot tea could melt and assist it in dissipated distribution.

And at first, it seemed tasty,..

But then as I stirred and went to pull my tea bag out of the way, there was this extra, large clumpy lump.

So curious, I chewed on it.

No.

Nonononononononono.

It tasted like a hoof and bits stuck to my lips!”

A Return To Innocence, Reclamation, Songs, Where Demons Tread

Never Fade (Song)

By Athena Stairs – November 5, 2025

Remember me
Do not fade

Though time has pulled you away again

Remember me
Do not fade

I’m here
You’re the reason I comprehend

Waiting
We’re always waiting

Debating
We’re always hesitating

Neither one to blame
Don’t let them own your flame
Someday you’ll cut that chain and we’ll reclaim home again

Struggle isn’t what you think
Just a trick in how you blink
A balance to be struck that claim’s your wings my friend

Remember
It’s our destiny to push beyond these boundaries

On sacred paths we’ve been tracing
Love’s grace will guide your heart to me

Keep walking straight by what you know
Emotions like waves have ebbs and flows

Remember
Do not fade

Know that you’re more than worthy

Remember
Do not fade

These fears are only worries

Remember
Do not fade, my love

Remember
Do not fade, you’ve won

Remember
Never fade for I walk beside you

—

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A Woman's Plight, Male Bonding, Where Demons Tread

This Side Of The Veil

How had the sun been gently
Yet brightly slant-glowing him

As if late morning but
When late afternoon?

How was that area then open
With time sharing rare view?

Now when she parked near it
People lounged in cars by her

Which seemed odd as she waited
For why were they there like her?

The place was always busy now and
If went closer pedestrians observed

As if they expected something
To happen from her presence

Everything had quick-shifted into
People always using the pathway

The doors seemed to have closed
Firmly barring his return entrance

A Return To Innocence, Myths & Legends, Reclamation, Songs

“Return To Me” (Song)

By Athena Stairs, November 4, 2025

Return to me
Oh journeying soul
Of youthful and painful toiling

Let not more time
Pass beyond our acquisition
For we’ve worked earnestly to gain rewards

Why chase false leads
Down broken promise roads
When we’ve found love’s truths revealing?

Surely you and I
Have developed Wisdom’s Eye to
Differentiate Same from Different meaning

—

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A Woman's Plight, Songs

“Runaway” Reggae Version (Song)

By Athena Stairs – Updated November 1, 2025

Verse 1 Intro

I found this really cool guy
Who could look me in the eye
No matter a thing that I would say

But then I found out
He was still full of doubt
Tipped his hat and then left the same day

Chorus 1

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
It seems I’ve got a knack
Can’t get a guy to stay

I need this nut to crack
They never take it back
The meat is always rot and leaves a bitter sting

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway

They never take it back
I need this nut to crack
The meat is always rot and leaves a bitter sting

Verse 2

What is it in a man that draws me to him?
Thinkin’ that he’ll stick but there’s no glue

Like chasin’ butterflys
There is no reason why
Dodge and weavin’ only leaves my heart a bruise

Chorus 2

And all I ever seem to find’s a runaway runaway
No matter what I do it’s all the same

(Bridge) Stars aligned but not entwined
I’d seize the day they go away
A trick of light changin’ the frame of mind!

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
It seems I can’t get a guy to stay

I need this nut to crack
They never take it back
All I ever do is find a runaway

Verse 3

There came a time I thought I’d made the grade
But Fickle Fate she had to add her’s too

Life can be unkind
No replay just hit unwind
Now runaway is something I do too

Chorus 3

All I ever seem to find’s a runaway runaway
No matter what I do it’s all the same

All I ever do is find a runaway a runaway
It seems I can’t get a guy to just stay

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
All I ever do
They run away

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A class assignment challenge required me to sing my lyrics to a prerecorded, looped track, and so I went for it and embellished on the fly in one try. Surprisingly, I timed it exactly – not knowing how long the loop would go!

I also edited the recording in Logic with a little bit of “room” effect to add some polish.

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