You adjust to the circumstances br and then they go and change on you br and you're all at sea again, br seasick with worry. br br Keep reality at bay as best you can, br at bay- safe from pursuing hounds br in bay- safe from drowning waters. br So...let's play poetry. br br L ay rules to follow firmly one by one br E quip with standard aids and tools of trade br T o squeeze from life a modicum of fun br S elect a game not previously played. br P lay fairly, cheating renders all a farce br L uxuriate in incremental gain br A crostically abridge the next impasse br Y et aim for pleasure, past the pools of pain. br P erhaps tomorrow hounds will catch the scent br O r overnight the mooring rope may slip br E ach day, life plays it's tricks with no relent br T hrow gibes right back at life with taunting lip. br R esist the dogs and tides for e'er so long br Y es certainly, I'm strong, I'm strong, I'm strong.