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Cradle Me With Grace

Jamal Upshaw 1954 (NYC)

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oh lord
when
grace
cradled me
in
her arms
while
African slaves
bounded for the new world
discovered by
Christopher Columbus
and
one by one
Black men
shackled, chained
and branded
then
devoured
into
the
infested belly of
the
slave ship
named Jesus

About this poem

We walk by faith and not by sight. I ask the Lord to protect this world and put the shield of faith around us. Lord, we need you now!

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Written on September 03, 2021

Submitted by gregory_g on September 04, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme abcdefghijklmbnobpqRsRtk
Characters 228
Words 43
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
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