AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS

Night Cat by Tatyana Rodionova

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.

 

I 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 ... it's 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.