Walking down another street

[sabrinamari]

An Autobiography in
Five Short Chapters

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 take 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.

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.

Author unknown.

Comments

[rio-luna.livejournal.com]

this was the first thing i leanred in recovery.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

smart

[jasminewind.livejournal.com]

That is spectacular.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Spectacularly accurate, especially if you repeat verse II 10,000 times before moving on to verse III.

[wgseligman.livejournal.com]

I walk down the street
I see a deep hole in the sidewalk
Will I come this way again?
No, then I accept the hole.
Yes, or my "no" was wrong before:
Learn how to repair the hole
So everyone who walks this way will be safe.
You know, just in case...
Fix the hole anyway.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

The hole exists to teach us something important.

[angiedub.livejournal.com]

Yes, i.e., my MOTHER may want to walk down that street and fall in that hole again, but I don't have to walk down it OR fall in it WITH her. (Anticipating conversation I'm going to have with her later on. ;) )

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Nope. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do.

[beckycochrane.livejournal.com]

Glad Angie sent me here! It's so true.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Sadly, yes. But we can learn.