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My eyes are tired

by Kai Eckhardt and Regina Camargo

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My eyes are tired
My heart is filled with sorrow

As I walk through my beautiful neighborhood
I think of people dying by the hundreds in Lebanon
Many of them children like mine
I think of people trapped in their villages
The whole world watching
I think also about the people of Haifa
Terrified in their shelters
The insanity engulfing them all
Muslim, Christian and Jew
Holly land transformed in perpetual hell

As I walk through my peaceful neighborhood
Filled with the smells of coffee and nice restaurants
I think of the hundreds dead in Indonesia
Mother earth unleashing her wrath in unexpected bursts
Geological plates shifting bellow us in mysterious ways
The stench of rotting flesh
The resilience of the human spirit
The fragility of us all
I think of my beloved Bay Area
This tragic fate, may we be spared

As I walk through my innocent neighborhood
People smile at me while walking their dogs
I think of the explosion in India
Tired people just trying to get home
Frantic relatives searching for them
Faith can make you blind
Have mercy on us all
I take solace in the hazy view of the Pacific, the Golden Gate,
The gentle green and the flowers around me
This golden light let it shine

July 22
This poem is dedicated to the dead in Lebanon, Gaza, Israel, Indonesia and India.

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released September 16, 2011
Poetry and voice by Regina, music by Kai.
Engineered by Stuart Dubey and Kai Eckhardt at Dubey Tunes San Francisco and Kaizone Studios Oakland.

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Kai Eckhardt Berkeley, California

Kai Eckhardt is a Liberian/ German bassist known through his work with guitarist John
McLaughlin in the late 80's, Billy Cobham in the 90's and Garaj Mahal in the new
millennium. Other career highlights include performances and recordings with:
Trilok, Gurtu, Stanley Clarke, Wayne Shorter, Patrice Rushen, Dewey Redman,
Donald Byrd, Bela Fleck and Victor Wooten
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