<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=364359" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Black Ships Were Low Laden</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The black ships were low laden<br>And to portugal home bound<br>They rose with that deep ocean swell<br>Slowed by the riches they had found.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Those black ships were a portent<br>Of a far more deadly trade<br>Of human traffic taken<br>And transported as mere slaves.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Deep within those black ships' hulls<br>And flaming on their sails<br>A thousand souls were crying<br>Like a chorus in those gales.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The winds were blowing backward<br>Each venomous black boat<br>The weight inside each one of them<br>Fought against them being afloat.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">God he blew storms of madness<br>And sought to turn them back<br>The sea churned like a mystery<br>With the sky a vicious black.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The captain stood amongst them<br>Standing firm upon his deck<br>He made a pact with Lucifer<br>With the devil and with death.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The cargo was a sacrifice<br>The holds were emptied till<br>The ships could sail full forward<br>And then the sea did still.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So fill your ships with slavery<br>But of our pact you must not tell<br>My mission on this earthly place<br>Is to create as many hells<br>As i can find by seeking<br>The weakness in men's souls<br>And the emptying of principles<br>Lies in man's keen quest for gold.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=David+Keig">David Keig</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=364359" data-title="The Black Ships Were Low Laden de David Keig" data-description="The black ships were low laden And to portugal home bound They rose with that deep ocean swell Slowed by the riches they had found. Those black ships were a portent Of a far more deadly trade Of human traffic taken And transported as mere slaves...."></div> </div> </div>

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