The onion loves the onion.

洋葱爱着洋葱。

It has its many layers,

它拥抱自己的每一层皮，

saying O,O,O,

说，哦，哦，哦，

each vowel smaller

一声比一声

than the last.

更小。

Some say it has no heart.

有人说，洋葱没有心。

It doesn’t need one.

它环绕着自己，

It surrounds itself,

感到完整。本真。

feels whole. Primordial.

这蔬菜中的祖先。

First among vegetables.

如果夏娃吃的不是苹果，

If Eve had bitten it

而是它，

instead of the apple,

那么天堂

how different

将会多么不同。

Paradise.