verb blind embodies the notion that onions can make you cry just as much as love can. With the topic of tears we can analyse that tears could be taken out of context for tears of joy or tears that love can bring.
It’s scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife
imagery hints at loves potential to become violent as it can leave people wounded both mentally and physically. The verb cling repeated has possessive connotations and ends the poem with somewhat warnings of love
i give you an onion
introduces an alternative to conventional love where duffy contructs the poem - an onion to symbolise love. By choosing an ‘onion’ it illustrates the idea of love having complicated layers which can be both beaurivulet and painful much like peeling an onion
moon wrapped in brown paper
unconventional gift of love , the wrapping is like paper
not a cute card or a kissogram
further emphasises the unconventional gift of an onion
wedding ring
rings of the onion become smaller the closer to the middle, ultimate ending of love, middle of the onion is the strongest
