Onion: Serena Eve Richardson

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Written By Serena Eve Richardson

Onion
by Serena Eve Richardson

Lately I have been an onion
I shed skin after cracking skin
I shed layers, peel the tough
and the tender, all through the bulb
that makes up the meat of me
I have shed too much and now
everyone has left
The kitchen table is empty
Only the stink of good food remains

Serena Eve Richardson

Serena Eve Richardson is a New Jersey poet, essayist, and singer/songwriter. Her poetry is most recently published in DASH, Louisiana Literature, The Round, Good Works Review, Straight Forward Poetry, and others. Serena is currently completing her poetry book Ectoplasm and working to reinstate the office of New Jersey Poet Laureate.

http://serenarichardson.com
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