I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the pr…

Erica Jong
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I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like the banana. But a modest, self-effacing vegetable, questioning, introspective, peeling itself away, or merely radiating halos like ripples. ✨ Erica Jong (1991). Becoming light: poems, new and selected, HarperCollins Publishers
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