My instructions to him were clear... <br />Take no prisoners! <br />Kill every last one of them! ! <br /> <br />I wasn't certain he could carry out my orders <br />He was after all... <br />An apprentice <br /> <br />Yet... <br />I as I watched him... <br />I knew that I had chosen well <br />He had a certain desire <br />To do the job... <br />And do it well! <br /> <br />He was less inclined to make it personal <br />Than I was... <br />No emotions involved... <br />It was just a job! <br /> <br />One by one <br />I watched them die <br />And... <br />To be honest... <br />I took great delight in watching <br />Their vital juices ooze <br />From their bellies! <br /> <br />They had had their day! <br />They had cavorted about <br />Wreaking havock wherever they went <br /> <br />It was time to put an end to it! ! <br /> <br />Justice...was swift! <br />I had taught him well <br />First... <br />Line them up in your sights... <br />Then... <br />Smoosh! ! <br />Obliterate them! <br /> <br />He took great satisfaction and pride <br />In doing his job well... <br />And I commended him for it <br /> <br />He was after all... <br />Only four years old... <br />But to him... <br />Grubs were the enemy! ! <br /> <br />Phase two.... <br /> <br />Nematodes! ! <br /> <br />Dee Daffodil (HW) 07 June,2008<br /><br />Dee Daffodil<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/take-no-prisoners/