give me your eyes

Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black tile
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
Are those people going somewhere?
Why have I never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me your heart for the once forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide whats underneath
There’s a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
To ashamed to tell his wife
He’s out of work
He’s buying time
Are those people going somewhere?
Why have I never cared?

I’ve been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all alone

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me your heart for the once forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

Lyrics by: Brandon Heath

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Mozambique is prone to a wide range of natural disasters, which regularly cause major damage and set back economic growth, especially in the disaster-affected areas. The country has a land surface of about 799,380 km² and a total population of 20.1 million inhabitants, of which 51.9 per cent are female. The population is dispersed over 11 provinces, 128 districts, 394 administrative posts, 1,072 localities and 10,025 villages. Natural and man-made disasters have long-lasting consequences due to the high level of vulnerability and poverty of the population. This has been is further exacerbated by the debilitating HIV pandemic, which national prevalence rate is 16% (CNCS, 2007). The malaria country prevalence rates in children vary from 40% to 90% but it represents 30% of hospital deaths. Under-five mortality rate is 152 per 1,000 live births and maternal mortality ratio is 1,000 per 100,000 live births. Chronic malnutrition reaches 45.7% of the under-5 children in rural areas, reflecting the shocking level of food insecurity.

welcome home

I returned to Quelimane tonight. As I was cleaning up my apartment I happened to glance out the back window at the most beautiful sunset...I'm back in Africa.

The states is a glorious place filled with family and friends and food and lots and lots of options to endless wants. However...Africa has breathtaking sunsets. And although my quick shot over the rooftops behind my flat can do little justice to the majesty...I wanted to share a little pic.