I finally saw
I was born in a kind of Hell.
I know now that
Dwellers of this Hell and its fires
Will always try to grab me.
They try,
But I am reaching further,
Struggling,
Battling,
Fighting,
Rising on the stairs to Heaven.
Sometimes taking them
Four steps at a time.
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Stairway
by Eva Haughie
Watercolor and Ink
16''x20'' c.1989
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