Photos: Twitter\Drew UniversityThe following poem Jesus and The Black Body was written by Linda Wiggins-Chavis, also known as L.A. Justice. Arms and legs of burnished bronzeCarried our sorrowsSaved us from sinOppressed and afflictedDespised and rejectedBetrayed by oneTortured by all“Crucify him” they yelledThorns in his headWelts on his backMocked and beatenMarred and disfiguredNo longer humanLamb to the slaughterNailed to the crossTook up our infirmitiesPierced for our iniquitiesWater and bloodBy whose stripes we are healedDied like a criminalCommitted no crimeChrist crucifiedCried out in painPoured out his lifeGave up his spiritBody goes silentHe can’t breatheBeautiful Black bodiesDrowning in sorrowFrom America’s sinOppressed and afflictedDespised and rejectedBetrayed by the systemTortured by the badge“Get down” they yellBullets in our backKnees on our necksMocked and beatenMarred and disfiguredWe are still humanAhmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George FloydLambs to the slaughterNailed in a coffinAmerica’s racist infirmitiesKilled for its inequitiesWater and bloodBy whose stripes are we healed? Dying like criminals“Hands up, don’t shoot”Black bodies tormentedCrying out in painLife pouring outDiminishing our spiritBodies go silentWe can’t breatheLinda Wiggins-Chavis is a writer, activist, theologian and biochemist currently teaching middle school science.

Source: Ethiopian News December 25, 2021 18:32 UTC