Mother, I am ravenous. Mother it is not what they said…
““Mother, I am ravenous. Mother it is not what they said, they did not tell us the truth, they did not even say that it would look like the underbelly of a skinned mammal. That it would be like the inside of a lip. It is the scrape of his teeth on the soft of my arm and how I moaned for days. It is greedy and hungry. I am always hungry. I am always a stomach full of teeth and need. Need, god, I need. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon, sometimes in between. Sometimes I am not a girl, but a slice of desire. Mother, if desperation were human, she would wear my eyes. She would hold my hands. She would take me by the neck and fill me until I was boneless. Later she would write in her diary, today I destroyed a girl and it tasted like wine.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
A desperate, starving voice describes insatiable hunger, longing, and a twisted maternal yearning.
In simple terms: Desperate hunger and twisted maternal desire.
Key Takeaway
Recognize unhealthy cravings.
Themes
desire
hunger
maternal longing
despair
psychological distress
Mood
fiction
psychological
Type
Hungry:1
Mother:1
Parenting:0
Truth:0
Mother Said:0
Ravenous:1
Ravenous Mother:0
Mother Ravenous:0
When to use this quote
- The narrative is graphic
- may trigger trauma.
Key Concepts
psychology
fiction
symbolic narrative
trauma exploration
Questions to Reflect On
- disturbed
- intense
A Different Perspective
What does the hunger symbolize?;How can one find healthy nourishment?