Matthias Pantaleon (24 August,1984 / Oronija Island, Rivers State, Nigeria)

Have you ever seen
A rose without a
Pedal?
She is like to a bird
Without wings

Alone,
She strives in her world
For butterflies would not
Whisper in her ears
Nor
Beetle whistle at night

Just her wings
Frail on her shoulders
The sun on her face
And
The world on her pride
Have you ever
Seen a Rose Without a pedal?
She is but a stranger
To herself