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5/13/2013 12:02:49 PM CHIOMA ONYEKABA Posts: 5	Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:{behavior:url(#ieooui) } / Style Definitions / table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}AWAKEN AFRICA* AWAKEN OH NIGERIA TO A BATTERY OF FRESH IDEAS A SYNAGOGUE OF TRUCE AN ALTAR OF ONENESS TO THEE I CALL, ‘AWAKEN’. BE NOT ASLEEP TO THE INSOMNIA OF YOUR RIVALS GATHER UP MATERIALS AND LET YOUR MINDS THINK YOUR VOICES SPEAK YOUR HANDS CREATE DONOT DELAY FOR TO THEE I CALL, ‘AWAKEN’ UNIQUE AND MEEK GREEN AND WHITE WE CHOSE AT LAST THE FINAL PHASE OF THE BATTLE EXCITED AND UNITED LET US TOGETHER EAT SWEET LAUGHTER PRESERVED WITHOUT VOUCHER ENERGIZED WITHOUT CHARGER AN IMPACT MAKER A SOLUTION CARRIER A RECORD BREAKER A PACE SETTER THE WONDER OF MANY NATIONS AN AMAZEMENT FILLED WITHPOTENTIALS OUR VALIDITY IS ETERNAL WE ROCK WE BLOCK WE RULE WE DISCIPLINE WE ARE AFRICANS! -- url
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5/14/2013 8:28:18 AM mitchell eadie Posts: 6	A nice patriotic piece. I particularly liked this stanza: UNIQUE AND MEEK GREEN AND WHITE WE CHOSE AT LAST THE FINAL PHASE OF THE BATTLE EXCITED AND UNITED LET US TOGETHER EAT SWEET LAUGHTER Thanks for the read .
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