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 me 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…