The onion loves the onion.
洋葱爱着洋葱。
It has its many layers,
它有很多很多层,
saying O,O,O,
说着哦,哦,哦,
each vowel smaller
每一个元音
than the last.
都比前一个要小。
Some say it has no heart.
有人说它无心。
It doesn’t need one.
它并不需要心。
It surrounds itself,
它包围着自己,
feels whole. Primordial.
感觉圆满。原生。
First among vegetables.
蔬菜家族最早的成员。
If Eve had bitten it
假如夏娃当初吃的是洋葱
instead of the apple,
而不是苹果,
how different
天堂
Paradise.
会有多么不同。