At first, the bricks they throw at me were
heavy and hard to carry.
Gradually I became stronger and stronger
until one day I was capable to build myself
a beautiful castle out of them,
the castle of which I am my own queen.

Level by level and floor by floor,
I built up my palace and
rise myself to the top.
Looking over the beautiful panorama
which was otherwise not visible for me
if I have not taken the courage
to overcome the pain and keep building.

Brick by brick
my castle started to get shape,
Before I knew
I was admiring the beautiful view
from the highest viewpoint of
my own castle.
At that moment I realised what it is
to be a queen.

©Mee-Ling Man