Never have I ever
seen a woman
taken by the throws
of her own emotion
like a babbling brook boiling
over chafing tectonic plates
or like a lobster
singing as she heats
an uncontrollable
fact of life
of which I’ve never seen
hysterical women;
a manmade dream.
Bio:
Rebecca Jane McMonagle is a chemical engineering graduate from Derry, N.Ireland. When she is not writing she can be found making art and worrying about climate change. She is currently working on a documentary project about climate action in Ireland. She can be reached on twitter at @RebJMcMonagle or @climateonfilm.