Mascots
Mascots - meaning Summary
Possessive, Violent Devotion
The poem presents an urgent, physical declaration of devotion that collapses care and violence. The speaker vows to protect and hold the beloved against hunger, but also to wound and pierce them in acts described as gladness and memorable love. The language fuses nurture and destruction to suggest a possessive, sacrificial intimacy where passion becomes invasive and lasting. The brevity intensifies the unsettling mixture of tenderness and brutality.
Read Complete AnalysesI WILL keep you and bring hands to hold you against a great hunger. I will run a spear in you for a great gladness to die with. I will stab you between the ribs of the left side with a great love worth remembering.
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