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What this country does to ones too old to bear its weight

When you stepped off that plane
With your darkened eyes
And heavy suitcases
And rumpled clothes
Your heart was full of
	Dreams
		Hope
			Magic
But now you stand 
Wrinkles on your cheeks
Calluses on your fingertips
Scars on your arms

Now you stand with
Bills thrown on the table
Water dripping from the roof
Mold climbing up darkened walls

Now you stand on 
The land of 
	Dreams
		Hope
			Magic
Yet your heart was full of
Everything but

Siyi Lin