Analysis on "I had been hungry all the years" by Emily Dickinson

The poem "I had been hungry all the years" by Emily Dickinson explores the persona's change of attitude towards food. This poem can be taken literally or metaphorically and I have chosen to understand it literally.
From the beginning of the poem, the persona informs us that she (assuming the persona is a girl) has not eaten fully for quite a while: "all the years". However, now it is time for her to eat - at noon. She takes a rather tentative approach to the table possibly because she is scared that this room that holds the food is too good to be true. Scared that if she might make a sudd…