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HUNGER UNFED
HUNGER UNFED*
"He satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good." Psalms 107:9 (NEHB)
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**I am a hungry soul starving for more—
I am an insatiable appetite craving something.
I am an emptiness, a void
with a permanent hunger for
something intangible deep inside.
*I am a hungry soul who eats, and eats, and mindlessly eats again,
eating until I am overweight.
My middle name is Gluttony, a malignancy
that brings me heartache and pain.
*I am a hungry soul who stuffs down an entire cake,
feeling fed momentarily, a temporary fix.
But my hunger returns.
Always returns.
And so does
Guilt
Shame
Disgust.
*I am a hungry soul on a frantic journey
to an empty garden
where food is my idol;
the kitchen is my temple,
and my full stomach is spiritual fulfillment.
*I am a hungry soul with a hollow deep within,
hunger’s grip, taking its toll.
More than food, I have a yearning keen,
searching for and finding fulfillment in spaces unseen.
*Note: I originally posted this poem at Poetry Soup in June 2025 (,poetrysoup.com/poem/hunger_unfed_1740384) then deleted it. This is my original poem
**Note: The phrase, “I am a hungry soul starving for more… [A hungry soul is someone with] an insatiable appetite for something. It’s an emptiness, void and permanent hunger for something. A feeling that something is missing but you can’t quite put your finger on it,’ was part of an essay and lecture on weight loss I attended some years ago. Racel Foy was the author and lecturer. (rachelfoy.com/11-signs-you-have-a-hungry-soul/)
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