What is a rose
that smells so sweet?
With the beauty of its openness,
the sadness of its closing.
The thorns on the outside
to give it a defense.
The delicate petals
that fall off at a touch.

What is an onion
with its smell that makes you cry?
With its very hard outer layer
to keep everything in.
Its many layers on the inside,
going from hard to soft,
until you reach the inner core,
the very essence of its being.

What is a person?
How do you find the right words
to describe each and everyone?
To look at each human as one.
Each and every person,
different and yet same.
Like and onion and a rose,
just called by different names.