My grandmother shows me pictures from her twenties
and I’m shocked at how attractive she was
You were really beautiful I say
and she smiles putting the pictures down
she looks out the window
and I see myself in time
grandchildren seeing me only as old
my handsome past invisible
Bradley Samore currently lives in North Carolina and is a high school English teacher. His writing has been featured in various publications, including West Texas Literary Review, Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, and SLAB Literary Magazine.