Saving Grace

I was about to cross the street when I passed by an old lady selling garlands of Sampaguita at the corner of Kalentong and Shaw Boulevard. It's already past eleven and from the way she lumbered close to the sidewalk barrier, there's no denial that she's been selling flowers since that morning.It was easy to close one's eyes and pretend not to see. Deluded by my own troubles, I could brush off the