Post 11: Metaphor

 The metaphor in Tajana Kovics' poem "Text Message" has sufficient meaning to me. Kovics is referring to a person he loves. Even though this person seems perfect, his love is not enough for them to be together. Instead of him wanting to spend more time with the person he loves, he wants to spend little to no time with them. This paradox is extremely self-contradictory because love suppose to bring people closer together. I can relate to this because there are certain things that I really enjoy, but at the same time I have exclude myself from.

"Tech World"

This is my one and only passion,

All I do is study, read, and technology,

Am I really consuming too much of time?

But in this business if you don't use it,

You will surely loose it!

 

 

Post 10: The Image That Captures My Life

    The image that captures my life is clay. Most people would not think of clay as being their image, but it fits me perfect. In the beginning, clay is just a block until it is molded. My life started out the same way. As time went by, I was able to mold my life to my liking. If I do not like the outcome of my sculpture, I can always start over and create a new sculpture. The foundation is strong and is there for me to make it anyway I want it to be. It may seem like a difficult task, but my motivation makes it easier to see the bigger picture. We all have the opportunity to turn our block of clay into a beautiful lion. The lion represents the king of the jungle, and after my clay has been molded to my perfection, I will be the king of my jungle. The block of clay is my life, and it up to me what will be the final outcome of that block of clay.

    The poem that I am comparing my image to is "Home-Baked Bread" by Croft. Just as the image in this poem, it perfectly fits with my tone. When we think of Home-Baked Bread we can literally smell being cooked in the kitchen. The same is with my image. "Step into my kitchen, I have prepared a cunning triumph for you." When my story is told, you can see the clay being sculptured right before your eyes. Before the bread is baked, it is a big ball of dough. Also, before I am molded, I am just a block of clay. "See how the heat rises when the bread opens." Both images start off one way, but the end results is well-worth it. There is not much differences between the two images. "I'll make you tea with honey and slices of warm bread spread with peach butter." To bake the perfect bread, it take patience and skills. Patience and skills are also needed to mold the perfect sculpture of my life.

Post 9: The Tone of My Life

 

    The tone of my life is optimistic. Optimistic is being confident about the future. No matter what obstacles that may come in my life, I always keep a positive attitude. Life is guaranteed to give us lemons, but it is up to us to turn those lemons into lemonade. Even through the toughest storms in our lives, the sun will shine again. We cannot allow negative events to overpower the positive that we can observe from those negative events. I enjoy my life to the fullest and imagine my future being bright. Things may not always go my way, but that is okay because some things are just not meant to be. Again, stormy days will come, but that is not the worst. If it was not for those stormy days, there would not be a rainbow when the clouds clear and the sun shines bright in the sky. I do not think about bad things happening to me in the future; I can picture myself living out my deepest dreams with joy a face full of joy.

    Before becoming an IT Specialist, I would apply to countless of positions within the IT field. All of them rejected my application and moved on to the next candidate. Instead of being mad and frustrated, I remained hopeful that I would a job in the IT field. Sometimes I wanted to just give up and stop applying, but I kept on going, with a smile on my face. Now my goal is to become a Cybersecurity Analyst, and I already know that it will happen for me. The road towards this goal will be hard, but I have confidence that I will accomplish my dreams. Being an upbeat person is what helps me stay pragmatic and cheerful. My life is not perfect, but it will never stop me from being optimistic about my future.