Gabby. and the Hole in the Sidewalk.

i was Gabby. i've been there.

She represents many of us who were caught up in a web of brutality and a 24/7 barrage of denigration.

What is so tragic is that Gabby never got to chapter 5:

Autobiography In Five Chapters.

by Portia Nelson

I

I walk down the street.
There's a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost...
I am hopeless.
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'm 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 is 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's a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

V

I walk down another street.

Last Edited by ShiningLightIntoDarkPlaces on 09/30/2021 10:15 PM