there is an upstairs here.
there is an upstairs here.
second floors are spiritual places. sometimes. if you look at it that
way. upstairs. even if you dont. they arent street level. hidden.
places not always open for you to go. mystical. the stairs are your
portal to another place. a place one cannot just walk into. one must
go up. away from view. like downstairs. basements. sometimes secret. i
wonder about upstairs a lot. i suppose people do. to a child. always.
whats up there. whats down there. hiding in a basement. away from the
rest of the house. secret hiding places. walking through new orleans i
stare. wondering. people do a lot upstairs. voodoo. have sex. bedrooms
are always on second floors. sometimes. the secret personal space.
staring out the open wall to the street. watching people go up. what
is up. does the cafe continue up there. or is it something else. are
there. that i dont know about. going on. while i sit here and write.
apartments in jackson square. all over. secret ceremonies of love.
magick. ever wonder about the djs booth. his space. lighting booth.
sound booth. attics are upstairs. keeping your past. things you no
longer use. things you will never use again. christmas is stored up
there. only to bring down for a time in december. i love going
upstairs. discovering those places. times. things. pasts. secret
personal spaces. nothing happens on ground level. the important stuff
is always above or below. do you ever wonder about upstairs. whats
happening there. wonder. and look. as you walk along the streets.
about things you never know. when you enter a house. an apartment. a
building. wonder.
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