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Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

by Portia Nelson
 
  1. I walk down the street.
    There's 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.

  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 the same place;
    but it isn't my fault.
    It still takes a long time to get out.

  3. 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.

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

  5. I walk down a different street.
 
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