Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Autobiography in 5 short chapters

An Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
-Anonymous
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 this 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…it’s a habit……but
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.

1 comment:

  1. Hmmm, I think I've made it to Chapter III. Of course, it took over 50 years! :-)

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