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leaving for university
by elaine g. schwartz

There she stands
faded floral apron neatly tied
paring knife in her right hand
a yellow onion held firmly in the left
she peels it with great precision
golden skin falling to the kitchen counter
followed by layers of translucent flesh

Onion crescents slipping from her fingers
she mutters, onion tears
turns her back to me

Later, driving north on the old coast road
I remember the onion
her hand grasping the slippery core
not letting go

2007

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