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	Eiko DingNi
	Tiny body,
	Oversize luggage,
	She travels the world,
	Speaks foreign languages.
	No more innocence,
	No more pride,
	“Where’s your home?” I asked,
	“In my dream,” she replied.
	“I used to be young,”
	she said with a smile.
	“I was like all other girls,
	I had my style.”
	“I dressed up
	to impress my prince,
	I dressed down
	To make my entrances.
	I danced all night
	To show my glamour,
	I sang on the stage
	To mislead my adorers.”
	“Then I woke up one day,
	I found my grey hairs.
	i saw the wrinkles written all over,
	I realized my youth had expired.
	I put on my make-up,
	I tried to cover my lines with grace.
	I looked at the mirror again,
	It showed an empty masked face.”
	“I knew it was all gone,
	I knew I had nothing to gain.
	Except those memorable photos,
	And my educated brain.”
	“I packed few things,
	I started my life-long journey.
	I believed that in no time,
	I’d get to my destiny.”
	She spoke slow yet firm,
	And I held back my tears.
	“Where’s your home?” I asked again,
	“In my heart,” She said,
	“Through all the years,
	Never fear.”

	Eiko DingNi
	Tiny body,
	Oversize luggage,
	She travels the world,
	Speaks foreign languages.
	No more innocence,
	No more pride,
	" Where' s your home?" I asked,
	" In my dream," she replied.
	" I used to be young,"
	she said with a smile.
	" I was like all other girls,
	I had my style."
	" I dressed up
	to impress my prince,
	I dressed down
	To make my entrances.
	I danced all night
	To show my glamour,
	I sang on the stage
	To mislead my adorers."
	" Then I woke up one day,
	I found my grey hairs.
	i saw the wrinkles written all over,
	I realized my youth had expired.
	I put on my makeup,
	I tried to cover my lines with grace.
	I looked at the mirror again,
	It showed an empty masked face."
	" I knew it was all gone,
	I knew I had nothing to gain.
	Except those memorable photos,
	And my educated brain."
	" I packed few things,
	I started my lifelong journey.
	I believed that in no time,
	I' d get to my destiny."
	She spoke slow yet firm,
	And I held back my tears.
	" Where' s your home?" I asked again,
	" In my heart," She said,
	" Through all the years,
	Never fear."