April 6, 2010

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  Poem In Five Chapters
  

  Chapter 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.
  
  Chapter 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.
  
  Chapter 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 is a habit.
  My eyes are open.
  I know where I am.
  It is my fault.
  I get out immediately.
  
  Chapter IV
  
  I walk down the same street.
  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
  I walk around it.
  
  Chapter V
  
  I walk down another street.
  

  by Portia Nelson
  
  

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