AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS
Portia Nelson
I
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 MY WAY OUT.
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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 THE SAME PLACE.
BUT IT ISN’T MY FAULT.
IT STILL TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET OUT.
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I WALK DOWN THE SAME STREET.
THERE IS A DEEP HOLE IN THE SIDEWALK.
I SEE IT IS THERE.
I STILL FALL IN…IT’S A HABIT.
MY EYES ARE OPEN
I KNOW WHERE I AM
IT IS MY FAULT.
I GET OUT IMMEDIATELY.
IV
I WALK DOWN THE SAME STREET.
THERE IS A DEEP HOLE IN THE SIDEWALK.
I WALK AROUND IT.
V
I WALK DOWN ANOTHER STREET.