Analysis Of Keep Your Head Up By Matthew Mejia

Keep Your Head Up

Life is filled with twists and turns just like natural phenomenon. Every stage of life will be different, as some are very successful, happy smooth but some are difficult, sad and rough. Whether we like it or not, we must live on and deal with them as they occur. As I was skimming through The Feel by Matthew Mejia, “Keep Your Head Up” caught my attention instantly. In the poem, Mejia described how the weather became bright and warm after the harsh climate. Including a message to readers, which is not to live with memories in the past, but prepare and look forward to future as they are coming. The poem relates to my life because at first when my business went down I felt sad and disappointed, but I looked for help from a debt

As the business went down, I wanted to give up everything. The feeling that I had was like the weather he describes. He wrote, “New things crack the sky/Lightning bolts/Planets collided (1-3).” He used metaphor to describe sudden changes and unexpected strategies will happen in life. Sometimes we meet rough and tough situations and those problems can be monetary, love, family, career, or legal matters. Nevertheless, problems not only affect a person mentally but also physically in diverse ways. When I officially became an adult, I tried so hard to earn and save money from having a fulltime job to work under-the-table. After seven years of hard work, I opened a small business called Cingular Wireless authorized dealer store. The business went quite well for the sometimes, but declined when Cingular Wireless became AT&T wireless, including the massive roll out of T-Mobile came with better deals and much nicer phones offered. All the sudden change of the market and consumer’s choices affected a lot of small authorized dealers like mine. I felt so sad, disappointed because all my hard work vanished in the thin air as I closed my business and owed a big amount of

As I looked for help and sorted out the problems, I am no longer haunted by my failures. He wrote, “Wind of change/from callused hands to/hopeful smiles (5-7). Which means after the darkest days and harsh weather, the sky will turn bright and beautiful. Mejia used metaphor to send a message not to give up and keep on trying. Nothing is permanent, things will get better, happiness or sorrow, failure or success always have causes and effects including resolutions. Therefore, we should never give up on our hopes instead, we must face and deal with problems. I was suffering with all the negative thoughts, but the problems did not solve by themselves. I seek for help from debt counselors and found ways to deal with debts. Fortunately, I chose to face the problems and learned a lot from failures. Exactly with message Mejia sent, I realized if I keep trying and there will be solutions for problems, and matters will get better as I try my best to improve