Autobiography in Five Short chapters

by Portia Nelson

1.  I walk, down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in.

I'm lost... I am helpless It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

2. I walk down the same street.

    & nbsp;   There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

    & nbsp;   I pretend I don't see it.

    & nbsp;   &n bsp; I fall in again.

    & nbsp;   I can't believe I am in the same place. But, it isn't my fault.

    & nbsp;   It still takes a long time to get out.

3. I walk down the same street.
    & nbsp;  
    & nbsp;    There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

    & nbsp;    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.

4. I walk down the same street.

    & nbsp;   There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
  
    & nbsp;   I walk around it.

5. I walk down another street