Onions - Trout Black

[Larry Robinson]

Onions


Of relationships,
and of our individual lives,
they say that once
you finally figure-out
what’s really going on,
what’s actually true,
you discover that it’s only
one layer 
of an onion,

which then presents 
a new layer 
for us to solve. 

Ahh,
those who compare this 
to an onion
have never
savored stew's delicious 
carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, celery, broth
until only a single translucent onion is left 
in the bottom of the pot
awaiting our large spoon
to pick it up
the whole onion
and slip
its entire delicious slurp
all at once 
into our mouth.   

        - Trout Black