The Onion Ode

Today's prompt! An ode to an onion. I really like this prompt. I haven't done one like this since high school, so let's get going. 

The Onion Ode

You are beautiful
a golden wrapper protects you from the world
and I cry as I peel it away
You break into pieces easily but you make me weep for your life
as I use you

You, my onion, are made to be eaten
to be the subtle side note of a dish
to be the taste we marvel at
You might be hidden
and thought of as ugly
but to me, you are special

I unwrap you like a present
and fight the tears that well in my eyes as I dice
I love your symphony
and the way you can simply melt away


You are poetry

I confess that you are too much for me alone
so I must give you partners
you sing with them and then I can be proud
of both you and me
for your beauty is heard in the compliments of others