Adapt

The tide is high, sandbag your street!

Converging, swelling channels meet

The torrent roars, banks are breached

Stay calm, be cool, a part at least



The brakes are on, controlled retreat

Quick-go-slowly, heart valve weak

Fairness flounders, sincere cheats

Disgraced champions, taste defeat



Beware the timely statement leak...

The trigger is the price of meat

Barricade your first floor doors

Evacuate your sick and poor



Be larger picture, stronger, deep

Be good, be bad, be more, elite...

A prince of bread, a pint of peace

In Middle Earth, in Middle East



Go east, go north, go south, go west

Leave mouths open, with your best

Adapt to change, stay unimpressed

Adopt: 'Chekov', to family crest