As If To As Is



Act "as if" you're patient.
Pretend your storm is calm.
Habits become the "as is."
Repeat the Sanskrit om.

Act "as if" you're loving.
Pretend your heart is warm.
Habits become the "as is."
Attain the higher form.

Act "as if" you're healthy.
Pretend your ill is gone.
Habits become the "as is."
Observe the brighter dawn.

Act "as if" you're gifted.
Pretend your wit is bright.
Habits become the "as is."
Practice the found insight.

Act "as if" you're sportive.
Pretend your skill is peak.
Habits become the "as is."
Parade the best technique.

Act "as if" you're gracious.
Pretend your mode is kind.
Habits become the "as is."
Display the style of mind.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xaBa xcBc xdBd xeBe xfBf xgBg
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 628
Words 121
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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