Poem

I can show you the world

And help you see things differently

At times I can be far or very close

But I always come up to help you

I help you when life starts to get a little blurry

And I can always be with you

But if you mishandle me I will break

And crack and bend

Because I am fragile

I can only be put back together if you fix me 

But to avoid all of that just handle me with care

Your life would be a blur if you didn't have me

I make you see the bigger image

And make it clear for you to do the right thing

if you forget about me you won't see a thing

And I can save your life sometimes

By having you see which is right

The things that I'm capable to help you with

You wouldn't be able to live without me

I may be skinny a fragile

But I am as good as you need me to be

Because I come in different prescriptions

I am a helper 

But most importantly I am your glasses

A coney island life poem evaluation rough draft

           In life you may never know exactly when your time will be up. You just know that eventually it will run out. So with that little time that you have you should make the best of it,and keep striving for more and never settle. "A Coney Island life" by James Weil teaches us to appreciate everything that life has given us but to always strive for more. So that when your time does run out you know that you will have achieved that brass ring.

          One of the main things that I got out of this poem is that we should be thankful for everything that we receive and achieve, because we don't know when we won't be able to do those things anymore. For example on the poem when he says "how many more times round I have left." In that he's telling us that he doesn't have that much time left and he wants us to make the most of the time we have left because he didn't. And he wants us to make the most of it so that we can feel more pleased when we pass and not feeling empty like him. When he says "Before the game is up." He is saying that when our time is up its UP and we don't have any second chances so we should me the most of what we have left and not live with any regrets.

         The main thing that I had gotten out of this poem is that we should always want more and never settle or give up. Because if we do we won't achieve anything in life and we won't be happy. But what he is trying to say when he says "Now arms filled with dolls I threw so much for." Is that he never gave up or even settled and for doing so he has recieved many awards and prizes. So that's what he wants us to do also. So that we can live a more happy and fun life. In the poem when he says "On roller coaster ups and downs."  This means that in life there are going to be times where you are going to be over joyed with happiness and also times of struggle and sadness but to always remember to enjoy the good times and work threw the bad and make the most of your life.

           Therefore, we should work hard dream big and never give up. And we should also appreciate everything that life offers us and take it because we never know when we will get that chance again. But most importantly we should make the most of our life and keep on moving forward to reach the brass ring.