Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

Chapter 1

I walk down the street.

  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk .

I fall in,

I am lost…I am helpless.

It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

 

Chapter 2

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole  in the sidewalk .

I pretend I don't see it.

I fall in again.

I can't believe I am in this same place.

But it isn't my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk 

I see it there.

I still fall in…it's a habit…but,

My eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It’s my fault

I get out immediately.

Chapter 4

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter 5

I walk down another street.

~Portia Nelson