I will be Held Up as an Example

The sky that once held me barred by a

Black nothing

Breaks and is now clear and shining.

A rainbow forms precisely above

My head, entirely and solely

Created by expert jewelers.

The seams of my hands, once

Marred now smiling,

Write wildly of all I’ve seen –

Of all that has happened.

Wet lead rushes. Words bubble and bolt off the page.

I, “instead of being doomed, will be

Held up as an example.”

My numbers and stripes will not determine my fate.

I decide and define my fate.

I stand alone,

But I am not lonely.

I will go forth from these

Bands and be held up as an example.

My days have been prolonged. Here is

My chance to prove to my

Creator that my life is

Worth living. And one day I will

Join the eagles in this clear

And shining sky, this sky

That once held me barred by a

Black nothing.

{Quotation by Anne Frank}