I’d only leave you for Pedro Pascal
By Karina Longo


Not Pedro the brooding zombie hunter,
not Pedro with super rubber legs and arms.
Pedro saying my name in a hot foreign accent,
painting my portrait among daisies.
Pedro who washes the dishes while
I soak in the bubble bath.


He would make me the creamiest
carbonara for lunch, and massage my feet with
cranberry-scented body butter.


Pedro, who would worship me in bed,
spill my name through his senses like
a blast of honey,
but Pedro who would also search for my hand
in the dark after some stupid fight.


I’d only leave you for Pedro,
Pedro starring in a film, cast as
you.


Karina Longo is a neurodiverse Brazilian-Italian poet based in Milan. Her poetry has been featured in online publications including Ressurection Mag, Micromance Magazine and Londemere Lit, with more soon appearing in Rough Diamond Poetry Journal. Karina was nominated for The Pushcart Prize for her poem, Lovelight (Micromance, 8/01/25). She is the EIC to new indie magazine La Rotonde Review. Find her musing on X: @TheDarkestStar_