Ironies of Life..

Was cleaning up my inbox the other day and came across this lil poem that I had recieved several years ago... I remember how much I liked it at that time..and I still do now. The difference being that there is some change now..in the way I interpret the poem. Before, I took it for its face value...and now, its so much more than that...there's alot of meaning in the words. Its the way we deal with life.. The irony of it is just too hard to ignore...

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.

It 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 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.