Cognitive Semantics Modification

this is a verse

to modify view–

like grinning

when winning

is harder to do,

like squaring

the shoulders

and powering through

–and laughing,

when sorrow is

beckoning you .

this is a poem

without any style,

a jingle

to mingle

with thoughts for a while,

a protracted mantra

to murmur

when trials,

are testing your mettle

and upending smile.

so mimic

this gimmick

yourself

if you plan–

to keep your chin up

and catch as

catch can,

to redirect

focus and

thus understand,

your mood’s up

to you

gritty

or grand.