the daily office.

the daily office. 040111. brought to you by knifejuggler. happy greek day! i’m working from my apartment balcony, enjoying the sun and remembering mercedes, a woman i knew years ago at el alto’s missionaries of charity home for the elderly.

in the mornings at missionaries of charity, my friends and i often helped the women bathe, and one day, my friend cristina found mercedes hiding in an empty shower-turned-mop closet. cristina asked: “mercedes, what are you doing in here?” mercedes, who had rich, beautiful eyes, flashed them at my friend and said: “i’m on my balcony, waiting for my prince.”