Hunger-Patricia Barber

[ti:Hunger] [ar:Patricia Barber] [al:mythologies] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.99]Everything is food everything is fair game [00:04.56] [00:05.39]The second it’s gone is the second I crave [00:09.14]More animal vegetable mineral feed [00:12.85]More fodder more fuel more cake and ice cream [00:16.98]In Scythia where the pickings are slim [00:21.10] [00:21.79]I’m gorgeous and grateful it’s “in” to be thin [00:25.86]Wan and pale I court emaciation [00:28.68]In high style and endless mastication [00:35.89]With cheekbones and ribs that tighten my skin [00:39.90]Wildly attractive and seductive as sin [00:44.48]The closer you come the more you want me [00:49.83] [00:51.07]The more you want the more you want to be free [00:53.51]There’s no slaking of thirst no quenching of need [00:58.28]And there’s never ever enough to eat [01:05.05] [01:19.91]When the Gods get even They think of me [01:24.23]While you’re fast asleep to your bed I creep [01:27.09]As my breath you breathe as I give you a kiss [01:32.26]As I take my leave I leave you with this [01:36.20]As you wake so you dream of fish fowl and beef [01:40.59]And there’s never ever enough to eat [01:46.27] [01:52.98]Where inherited wealth meets fine French cuisine [01:57.49]Where oodles of truffles and tarts and terrines [02:01.06]Where gavage is an art and foie gras is fatty [02:05.69]Where quail duck lamb sugar butter and spaghetti [02:09.92]There desire is infectious and fulfillment is lean [02:13.62]And there’s never ever enough to eat [02:19.08] [03:32.09]Does an ocean deny a river [03:34.22]Would a fire spurn the wood it craves [03:38.06]For heat [03:40.18]Like Narcissus and his lover [03:41.80]You can never have the other [03:44.81]You can never turn away [03:46.57]You can never lick the plate [03:48.95]Clean [03:51.33] [04:01.07]When the coffers are empty in lieu of defeat [04:05.45]I deal my daughter for camembert cheese [04:09.21]Here the story leaves me to my own device [04:13.55]As lips teeth tongue savor self sacrifice [04:17.62]And now the Hunter is prey and the Hungry are meat [04:21.77]And there’s never ever enough to eat