To function, the parachute must
Unfold reliably
Unfold consistently
Unfold without twisting
Unfold without tangling
Unfold at the right place and time

I have done all of these things,
And read all of the instructions,
Read every book ever written, But —
I twisted, and I tangled,
I unfolded in all the wrong places
All I could do was keep falling
Crashing reliably, consistently
To the ground.