old photos look new in his old hands
some wrinkles can be ironed out
others you can't do a damn thing about
his eyes fall into each picture
pulling his heart along for the tumble
the nostalgia is palpable
his mother when she was beautiful
his father with a full head of black hair
then he realises
he remembers these pictures
more clearly than the moments they depict
himself as a baby-
his mother used to show him
this photo
when he was a boy
and he couldn't believe
he was ever that young
he believes it less
now
these old photos look new
but the hands that hold them
assure him they are not
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