[stanza][lineate]the grieving man* created god†[/lineate]
[stanza][lineate]*man in the genderless inclusive[/lineate]
[lineate](a wom(b)-man has a bonus)[/lineate]
[stanza][lineate]†god in the plural collective[/lineate]
[lineate indent=5]a collection of crows is a murder[/lineate]
[lineate indent=5]a group of fish is a school[/lineate]
[lineate indent=5]a gathering of wolves is a pack[/lineate]
[lineate indent=5]a unity of men is a god[/lineate]
[stanza][lineate]narcissus, look in the water.[/lineate]
[lineate]the man in the sky is soaking.[/lineate]
~ Rebecca Took
Rebecca Took is a final year English student at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford. Her work has been published in Tigress Magazine, and her poetry shortlisted for the Martin Starkie Prize. She is originally from Birmingham.