Photoshoot Fantasies
Sam Hendrian
Originally published in the Summer 2025 issue of the SDL Review, available in print on Amazon. Also available in eBook form on Kindle.
Rolled her eyes at Time’s #1
Dressed to the nines for the 99th time,
Wishing they would move over
And let Jane Doe have a chance.
She thought if she could look beautiful for a day
She’d feel beautiful for a lifetime,
Finally cognizant
Of her full potential.
Also feared addiction
To fashionable fiction,
Becoming the very person
She rolled her eyes at.
It was bound to backfire either way
As old acquaintances came out of the woodworks
And told her she looked good
To affirm she didn’t before.
So she kept on her jeans and Gene Kelly disposition
Dancing on over to the donut shop
Where she courted temporary pregnancy
Because no one was looking there anyway.
Meet Sam Hendrian
Sam Hendrian is a lifelong storyteller striving to foster empathy through art. He resides in Los Angeles, where he primarily works as a poet/independent filmmaker and makes at least one movie per month.
More of his work can be found on his Instagram
Read more Sam Hendrian poetry featured in The SDL Review — Summer 2025
Skin and Bones – Sam Hendrian
Showed Promise- Sam Hendrian
Photoshoot Fantasies – Sam Hendrian
Blanket – Sam Hendrian
