Pippi B. Poet Free verse

Onions

Onions
My grandmother calls me into the kitchen and tells me that it is time that I learn to whip up a meal that will snag a man’s heart. 

Grab the onions. 

Little did she know, I have already peeled back the bipolar faces of onions. First the outer layer which is usually pleasant. Then one more is funny. And then another is sweet and another is mean and another is selfish. They are all opposite tastes of everything you are. I realize I loathe them. 

Grab the knife. 

Little did she know, I have already cried from dicing onions. The malodorous stench still lingers in my throat. The putrid smell still stains my fingertips no matter how many times I have washed them. I have tried so many times to love onions. I  have fried them, grilled them, sautéed them. Nothing works. 

                    Is there any better way to ruin a meal?

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Scott Thirtyseven September 13, 2015 at 7:59 AM Yes, leave the onions out. I love the smell of onions on my fingers, especially with a hint of garlic.

Eric Boddie September 11, 2015 at 12:22 PM you really hate onions but they are special to me....they give food a flavor that's so savory....but just like you say, they do tend to linger....sometimes it takes a couple of days for the smell to leave my fingers....lol Pippi B. September 11, 2015 at 12:24 PM Onions are disgusting...but if that's all you take away from this, then great lol