An Appeal ..

Onion O onion!

I want to empty my soul 

of all dreams and hide within you.

I approached the Moon to take me away

but he did not bend down for me;

perhaps, he doesn’t know how it is to wake up

crying in the middle of the night!

I can’t go back to the mother’s womb,

so I have come to you O onion;

please hide me,

hide me please o onion!

I wish to escape within your pink petals,

in between your onion groove,

sulking quietly in the center,

away from all eyes.

I want your transparent petals

bury me in their bosom,

guarding me layer by layer,

fold by fold.

Help me flee from the

cruelty of memories

in your crystal secret,

let others weep

If they come to undo you and touch me,

keeping me safe 

in the secrecy of your dark belly.

O onion

You have stood for the poor,

now stand for me,

engulfing me in a silence;

Clasp me so tightly 

that I should never see the sky again,

for then,

 I might make the mistake of hoping again!

please hide me,

hide me please o onion

beyond living, beyond dying!