When Things Go Wrong as They Sometimes Will (The JESUS Fixed it Version) As promised Part 2 of my remix of one of Dr. Seuss’s greatest hits. It's self-pity. Sometimes I feel like life just knocks me down with a Rocky sized punch. When really it has nothing to do with them.

Sadly, no one knows for certain who wrote it, but the message is so simple it is profound to think about the impact that it has had on so many. When he might captured the victor's cup. When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit – Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. And that being human means I have needs to be met, and if I don’t meet them I’ll crash. | Archives | Not one event has ever 'gone wrong' - that is the label that we give to what we do not wish to cope with. ( Log Out /  When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill.

Sometimes we can predict trouble even before it comes.

The rhyme scheme does serve as emphasis to point out that we as humans are not perfect but we desperately try to be.

Your email address will not be published. Poetry Table of Contents [Ed. Animal Rights Poetry | Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Also, just like inside out is the opposite of the original position, success is the opposite of failure. The whole poem is about not quitting when life gets hard, and the rhyme scheme adds to the inspirational aspect of the poem. Rather what I found for me in this experience. It is that glimpse of hope when everything seems hopeless. By having a desire to give up is like a stumble in life but the choice of whether we push through or give up decides whether we fall in life or excel forward. We are supposed to stumble and make mistakes and I think this poem is an accurate representation of that. Guest (1881-1959)? You know those days when things go wrong in a way that reminds us of just how human we are.

“Don’t Quit” has a very inspirational attitude and is very uplifting. If only I have the awareness to challenge my first thoughts and my inner doubts. It’s like that poem when things go wrong as they sometimes will, and your daily road seems all uphill. Honestly, it may sound a bit corny, and I don’t care. Poetry and Stories | Note] There has been some controversy over the actual authorship of this poem. So when I say I am creating it newly, that is a reflection of how we all need this reminder, including me! Everybody has those days where they are mesmerized by thoughts of giving up. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And that being human means I have needs to be met, and if I don’t meet them I’ll crash.

I learned to trust myself. By Edgar A. The second part of this excerpt (the silver tint of the clouds of doubt) is similar to the saying “the silver lining”. See Also: Don’t Quit By Alice Enzie Zimmerman, Painting by Mary T. Hoffman - Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Being in denial is the worst you can do when things go wrong. ... to help the rest of us get back up and running when things go wrong, as they sometimes – often - will! This poem also contains quite a bit of alliteration in lines such as “life is queer with its Twists and Turns” and “So stick to the fight when you’re Hardest Hit”.

I like this part of the poem because it a very strong and unique metaphor comparing success to it’s opposite, failure. For me, this came in the form of eating foods recommended to make my digestion stronger. Oct 15, 2019 - Shop WHEN THINGS GO WRONG AS THEY SOMETIMES WILL; QUOTE POSTER created by TheGreatestTattooArt. By masking what we’re bad at we can try to force ourselves to believe that we are perfect.

So, next time you are up until midnight studying or enduring a tough sport workout, imagine yourself facing the “victor’s cup” in the end. Don't give up though the pace seems slow,

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will. Remind yourself to just keep going, sometimes to just keep standing. This poem is hanging in the girl’s track locker room, and I know it inspires the track team everyday. When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–. DesRochers I didn’t question the advice! This is me declaring to myself and all who believe in me that I choose to listen. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. See the article below by Rose Don't Quit: Who is the Author?