The cry of the courtiers when you have an authoritarian emperor

I think the poem is self-explanatory. Applicable at all places where there is a hierarchy

We are not your slaves

and you are not our malevolent dictator

We are not your slaves

and you are not our benevolent dictator

We are a team and

you are our leader

You are first among equals

having no power over us.

Entrust us with what we are good at

Trust us on what you have entrusted us with

Don't peep on what we are doing

Trust us and take us in trust

Let the battle begin

Let the sound of trumpets

rise to the horizon.

Let us march onto the battlefield together