{"id":377,"date":"2012-09-12T16:29:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T21:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samuelrainey.com\/blog\/?p=377"},"modified":"2012-09-12T16:29:43","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T21:29:43","slug":"autobiography-in-five-short-chapters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samuelrainey.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/autobiography-in-five-short-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"Autobiography in Five Short Chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p>Autobiography in Five Short Chapters<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I walk down the street.<\/p>\n<p>There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>I fall in.<\/p>\n<p>I am lost &#8230; I am helpless.<\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t my fault.<\/p>\n<p>It takes forever to find a way out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I walk down the same street.<\/p>\n<p>There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>I pretend I don&#8217;t see it.<\/p>\n<p>I fall in again.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t believe I am in the same place.<\/p>\n<p>But it isn&#8217;t my fault.<\/p>\n<p>It still takes a long time to get out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I walk down the same street.<\/p>\n<p>There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>I see it is there.<\/p>\n<p>I still fall in &#8230; it&#8217;s a habit.<\/p>\n<p>My eyes are open.<\/p>\n<p>I know where I am.<\/p>\n<p>It is my fault.<\/p>\n<p>I get out immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I walk down the same street.<\/p>\n<p>There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>I walk around it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I walk down another street.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>~ Portia Nelson ~<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autobiography in Five Short Chapters &nbsp; Chapter 1 &nbsp; I walk down the street. 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