John Newton’s Amazing Grace

What was the catalyst

for his transformation

inspiring him to write

Christianity's most beloved hymn?

What was his dark night of the soul?

How was his sight restored

with a perspective

broader and deeper than

his myopic Eurocentric view?

What removed his shackles?

When did he see the injustice

of the privileged system

in which he freely breathed

because of the false construct of race?

What pierced his heart?

When did amazing grace

reveal the cargo's humanity

in such a way that in his gut

he knew that Black Lives Matter?

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