Three Into Two Dont Go
The pilot was drunk and the co pilot dead
Three passengers frightened of what lay ahead
The fact is their problem had maths at its roots
With three frightened men, but two parachutes
One was a scientist, ‘I’m saving the Earth
so give me a chute in lieu of my worth’
Another said, ‘I’m Brain of Britain, you know,
a chute means my brain can continue to grow’
The third said, ‘I’m hiking, a worldwide stroll,
no skills nor celebrity I can extol’
The Brain then insisted his knowledge be spared
‘You're just a rambler as you just declared’
The Scientist muttered some words of derision
‘It isn’t our place to make that decision’
Then one got cute, grabbed a chute and replied
‘I’m not waiting here until you decide’
He opened the door and stepped into the air
Leaving one parachute but two people there
The scientist couldn’t decide what to do
‘Could one parachute perhaps carry two?’
The rambler then slapped his new friend on the back
‘Old Brain-box just jumped out with my haversack.’
Copyright © Terry Flood | Year Posted 2018
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