Her own tests.
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(Money Can’t Buy It – Annie Lennox)
Instinct
She was very good at sensing traps…
Fat lot of good it did her lying there
(Underground – David Bowie, Movie Labyrinth)
Buried Within
He wanted her to call him a coward
He wanted her to lash out with rage
It was the pattern he recognized
But she would hold it close inside
No…
He couldn’t have her heat
Unless it was reciprocated
(As The World Falls Down – David Bowie, Movie Labyrinth)
Out Of Fuel
And she suddenly fell down hard onto the ground, landing in a jarring roll to a stop that splooshed-up puddles and clumps of moist, matted leaves that landed scattered unceremoniously around her now still body.
Conservation Of Energy
“I am too fu**ing tired to sob…”
(Lament – Ultravox)
Sputtering Out
I am too burnt out to
Carry this on my own
Congratulations
To the naysayers
(Mic drop)
Two Extremes
Somewhere between not ready enough
And exhausted patience resides balance
Movie Pick To See: Byzantium
Groove It ‘Til You Lose It
(And We Knew It Was Our Time – Lane 8 & Massane)
My Will
“Feels ill.”
They Say That
If a chance comes but then leaves
It wasn’t really yours to begin with
Entertainment
One by one
They lined up
Enjoying watching how
She danced for them
Their presence
Pretending interest
But not one actually
Investing in her
(I/Y – Lane 8 & Yotto)
(Distraction – Sleep Token, Visualizer)
I’ve Got
“Nothin’ to prove.”
(Content of multiple meanings)
(The Wind Cries Mary – The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
“How It Feels”
“Flying Leap”
BLAST LOUDLY (Everlong – Foo Fighters)
Maniacal Laughter
“…and encourages you to believe in your path…”
Compromise
How can a woman feel worthy
When needs community help?
Care Of A Woman’s Heart
Dear Friend,
You already elevate me
Your pick of categories
(Feel Around You – Le Youth)
Dear Friend,
Come as you are
I know – what…?
Right?
Since when does
Honesty redeem?
But I see it happening
After too many years
Trying in pain’s vain as
Every effort fell to flat
We can do this
We can do this
Make it up ’til we know
Learn to stop, then go
From The Heart
Maybe extreme shyness relates
To pushing past comfort’s zones
Lately I have had more anxiety
Because I feel raw to the bone
I’ve been crying more, as well
Usually in soul-wrenching sobs
But I guess this is to be expected
When sharing more of one’s heart
(See You Everywhere – Le Youth)
The King’s Return
(Promise You – Ben Bohmer)
“Cosmic Rain”
Give Bob A Hand…
(Rust – Ben Bohmer)
“Loving You” (Spoken Word)
By Athena Stairs
Originally Posted December 6, 2025
Script Captured December 9, 2025
There’s a syndrome in the system
And it’s talking about you
There’s a buzz in the listenin’
Sayin’ what we should do
You know they’ve got their hooks in you
I’m wonderin’ what you plan to do?
Because it’s one thing to say what you want
And another thing to do it
One thing to designate
Another thing to prove it
Now I’m not askin’ for bright lights and flashing signals
These have surely already been given
What I’m asking for is for you to be careful
And you can hide your intentions from me all day long
Just as long as we’re on the level
Because the last thing I want
Is for you to lose yourself
Whether to me, to others, or to the world
Yeah, I want you – oh yeah
Can’t hide that fact, anymore
But I don’t want another martyr in you
I want you to come alive
Fired and brand new
Yeah – it’s gonna be messy
And at times we’re both gonna be testy
I really don’t know how to blend our worlds
And I certainly can’t see – from here – a clear view
That’s why I’m asking you
Come be with me
Come talk with me
Freely, openly
About what you’re hoping will be
Surely, if nothing else
We can trust each other
Whether we’re only gonna be friends
Or maybe lovers
I hope to God you’re not on your own out there
And that you have friends you can count on
I wanna add my spark to you
I want us to have a Love Brand New
And if I’m not the one
Hey – I’m sorry I got it wrong
But I coulda sworn you used the words I’d sent to you
And where we are now
Is something of worth, too
Regardless of how we got here
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Listen to Loving You 12.6.25 – Spoken Word.m4a by Candid Corvid Productions on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/LZIqyajWebxo9y0jwU
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(Apologies for sound poppings)
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(Come and Get It – Austin Giorgio)
Sleep Token’s “Caramel” Named Best Song By New York Times!
(Rain – Sleep Token)
How Wonderful
“That such a Man Exists!”
Goodnight,
Love
Emersion – Animated Short Film
(The Deep – Lane 8, Art School Girlfriend, Teho Remix)
Why Dragonflies Are Even More Magical Than We Think
Dear Friend,
“You’ve passed the bug onto me.
You know the one.
THE one.
It isn’t fair, you know.
Not if I can’t have you.
Not fair at all…”
Philosophy Of Native Science
Dear Friend,
It’s been so long since I’ve interfaced in real life with someone that I deeply want to be with.
In uncovering my internal authenticity, I’ve realized recently that ‘reality’ is where I have yet to express and experience this.
There are aspects that I share in brief glimmers here and there externally.
But your sudden arrival about popped my system – where between realms had prior ruled in our passion’s dreaming.
Ah, My Dearest…
I don’t know how to overcome this – how to have so much rushing to the surface all at once, sweeping away reserve, discernation, and propriety.
I feel so much pressure to just shove it all back down because survival has meant that I must always stay hidden.
But, I don’t want to lock down on you again.
And I’m afraid to say something and have it taken literally when it shouldn’t be because this brain injury has increased my abstract external verbal communication complexity.
I feel and think about things so deeply that what comes out in verbal speech is like a simplified conclusion missing needed vital background information so much more important.
What I say maybe not even related to what I truly mean way down deep inside due to automatic brain to speech external instinctual camouflaging!
My best guide for you decoding my underlying truth and intentions in our person-to-person communication is to listen to your heart.
If anything I ever say feels wrong or hurts you – please, please immediately question what I mean and dig into it with me.
Especially if it somehow reinforces prior negative messaging that you have experienced because I can near-guarantee you that I have mispoken and do not mean any harm.
My intentions, always – even when I am mad, hurt, or frustrated – are meant to express myself, but never to cause harm or state dead-end conclusions.
My core resonance is essentially about supporting and promoting mutual growth, love, healing, joy, and happiness.
Yet, I am still trapped within my shell by how society harmed me when I was forming – and its continuous messaging clamps hungrily at my senses, yelling as it tries to keep disallowing my ability to be me and free.
I am constantly battling a war inside of me to reclaim inner authority.
Therefore, my words can sometimes come out as messages fashioned from pieces of phrases that might have absolutely no relavancy to what I am actually feeling inside because my words get limited by what’s been allowed by society if I am under stress.
I am still trying to understand and hack these limits, but because they are within me, they are harder to identify as they mask as if they are parts of me.
And because this can happen more when I am stressed, being stressed puts me in greater disadvantage and less able to see this clearly if happening.
And the language of truth, honesty, and love has been banned from our society.
So I have difficulty not shutting down, not cringing in fear of another rejection at anytime if I speak at all – about anything I care about!
I’ve been so crushed and stepped on in so many of my life’s experiences that I’ve had to learn to tread very cautiously.
You matter so much to me that I was hit so hard by sudden sight of you – and I felt powerless to control or guide the upsurging of so many internal thoughts and emotions.
I care so much about both of us individually and about our getting to be together – and I didn’t want to somehow drive you away by saying or giving wrong signals.
But I gave you the wrong message, anyway – so you see…
I’m having a constantly hard time feeling like I can do anything right, these days.
But my intentions and desires inside want the best possible connecting between us.
I need your help so that I can learn how to bridge better with you.
I hope this message makes sense to you.
