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Numb 2 Our Pain & Golden Africa
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From "Poison"
Numb to Our Pain Why is the world numb to our pain? Why doesn't anybody care? Wow, am I the only one here? Must it take another life for you to fear 4 million dead is the toll in the Congo And it's too much to bear Man,can anyone else hear? Can you see as our eyes perpetually tear? Once again I will ask, is there anyone else here? Joy Ofili Golden Africa It did not start with colonial times Prior to that the gold flawlessly shined It did not start with physical captivity Prior to that there was immense prosperity See the world was watching as the torch was lit It traveled from the North to the South of the continent The people were systematically taking things higher and higher Until the idle ones came and burned the entire land with fire And today the Western world wants to know what is going on Somehow they got historic amnesia, Don't know where civilization was born Joy Ofili ��

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Reviewed by Ashiedu Jude

Reviewed on November 15, 2008

i cant but sympathise with africa....may God help us

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on February 8, 2007

Points well made, Joy. Thank you. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Art Hernandez

Reviewed on February 6, 2007

An unfortunate reality as you have exposed the truth of where origins of birth are and yet many from the west have an amnesia sort of mind...nice work.....

Art sun...

Reviewed by J M (Reader)

Reviewed on February 4, 2007

Amnesia of history and current events in this Golden Africa,

I work with Missions there and it is heartbreaking all the turmoil. needless deaths do to hunger............

Peace & light,
Joselyn

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