you need to start accepting responsibility and taking charge of your own life . '' its true ; im the man behind the curtain . 'shut up , ' i say , falling onto the couch . a woman pointed to an old plant of prickly pears the size of a tree as a reference point , in front of the plant , there were springs . instead he closes the door behind him and comes down off the front stoop . nothing but the moon , stars , and twin beams of the headlights streaking ahead . 