By Lucas Papadimitriou
On the waiter’s face, I noticed the same melancholy expression that I had once observed in frescoes of Ganymede, the most handsome among mortals, whom Zeus had abducted from his homeland, Troy, to serve as the wine-giver of the gods.
To none of the mortals whom Zeus fell in love with did he bestow eternal life, except solely Ganymede.
As the waiter bends down to fill my cup with wine (all the while trying to keep his expression as neutral as possible to hide his fatigue, anxieties, and desires), his figure seems placed in a spatial arrangement that echoes through eternity.
Interesting and reflective observation about a modern day Ganymede.