Autobiography in Five Short Chapters- A Poem Modeled After Portia Nelson's of the Same Name

I.
I sit in my room.
The doorbell rings.
I hide, stuffing myself under the bed.
I cannot answer the door.
The doorbells stops.

II.
I sit in my room.

The doorbell rings.
I run.
I throw myself into my closet
and cover my ears.
I cannot answer the door.
The doorbell stops.

III.
I sit in my room.
The doorbell rings.
I go to the door
and look out the window.
I will not answer the door.
The doorbell stops.

IV.
I sit in my room.
The doorbell rings.
I go to the door
and open it.
I step outside.

V.
I wait on the porch.