Showing posts with label The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Show all posts

Sunday, June 13, 2010

"Autobiography in Five Chapters"



1) I walk down the street.
There is 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

2) 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

3) 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.

4) I walk down the same street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk

I walk around it.

5) I walk down another street.