Putting off

Barbara Saunders

Putting off the onion
skins/ taking off the rings
tinsel/ putting off the look

On hold/ the gold
& silver shadow/ mirror
-ring/ the silver rings of onion

blink/ & you miss it
the sweat-shop/onion
rings/ the rag-trade/ rage

the tear of gold & silver
thread/ the chop & change
the models/ at the heart of fashion