Killian MacDonald
‘I could be that person for you’
no, silly girl, you couldn’t
you can’t save him
the weight of your hand on his hip as he wakes
is unneeded
won’t tether him to the earth
won’t help him breathe in outer space
even if he could do these things for you
I don’t think he would
his hands are not made of lead
his lungs are not big enough to share
you did not meet him in the upper atmosphere
because you were looking for someone
to take you back to earth
Killian MacDonald is a trying-to-be writer of North Queensland origin studying creative writing at Kelvin Grove. His usual writing styles include short to not-quite-short poetry and fantasy with a sprinkling of angry slam when he’s worked up. He loves fictional podcasts, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers, all dogs and most cats. If you have photos of your pets, he would love to see them.