An Oarsman

not a captain or a first mate but an oarsman was to be their fate the oarsman row the ship along either one , two or hundreds strong one small part of a large ship but surly the tool that carries it from sea to sea an oarsman must have rhythm and his back must be strong his work is heavy laden and his toil is all day long sometimes when they falter they feel the lash of the whip the weakness of an oarsman may alter the course of the ship the life of a slave. an intelegent animal a God forsaken trade, reserved for the damnedable the oarsman and his fate though terrible and long they did the work and sang the oarsman song they pulled the oars moving the ship along and all they get for thanks was the lash of the whip places were discovered empires were built the sea's goods were delivered from oarsman driven ships but still ; no thanks for the oarsman or slave. Has America ever thanked the slaves? or the lowly who work the hardest and are paid the least are we still yet oarsmen