Cannon Fodder

The arrogant engineer sent out his assistant

without instructions, other than to 'just look busy'

and the assistant took his assistant with him

complaining as they traveled the long distance

how ridiculous it was that he wasn't given a mission.

He walked around, feeling his time was wasting

inside the grounds of an abandoned army fortress

clueless, but doing his best to just 'look busy'

When the arrogant engineer finally came

he was pleased to see,

the assistant had listened well to his instructions

now, the assistant pressed him again for the reason

and the arrogant engineer asked him if he knew

about the great British general Wellington,

Wellington, he explained, sent his least important

soldiers, to the front of the battle, as cannon fodder,

then waited, till the enemy used up ammunition

before he would arrive himself.

This saying had the assistant feeling very insulted

knowing that the arrogant engineer

was putting him down.

But the assistant's assistant suddenly interjected

telling the assistant that he should not feel insulted

because as his assistant, he was nothing more than a horse

through the eyes of the arrogant engineer