"There's A Hole In My Sidewalk"

"There's A Hole In My Sidewalk:  An Autobiography In Five Short Chapters"

By Portia Nelson

Chapter One

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.

Chapter Two

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.

Chapter Three

I walk down the same street. 

There is a deep hole in the sidwalk.

I see it is there.

I still fallin...it's a habit...but,

My eyes are open,

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Chapter Four

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter Five

I walk down another street.