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Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

By 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 a way out.

II.

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.

III.

I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it is there.

I still fall in...its 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.