Category Archives: Life

Tell Me That You’ll Open Your Eyes

Posted on July 10, 2013 by upthestairs87

She stares at the image looking back at her. Steam fills the room as she lets the water run from both faucets. Solitude is what she’s after and this is how she finds it. The noises coming from her skin … Continue reading →

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Sure Thing

Posted on April 6, 2013 by upthestairs87

He was a sure thing. I’ve never been positive about anything in my entire life as I was with him. I felt it deep, down into my inner most being that he was my sure thing. My forever. I’m a … Continue reading →

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Healing Hearts

Posted on February 27, 2013 by upthestairs87

(This is what it means to be held, how it feels when the sacred is torn from  your life and you survive.) Six years ago today one of my best friends passed away. She was entirely too young, too pretty, … Continue reading →

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Forever Young

Posted on February 25, 2013 by upthestairs87

(We are the reckless, we are the wild youth.) 25. 25. I’m 25. I’m 25 for 6 months and 3 more days. Yet I keep telling people I’m 26. I’m not sure why. I should be embracing the younger age … Continue reading →

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