Camille hears the flip of the page and arches her back, anticipating the next one. She knows these poems better than herself. They have kept the memory of Laura K alive, kept them sharp. They are better than her body, better than her mind. The words don't fade, and the memory stays sharp enough to stab, deep enough to cum.
How long can a shadow run?
In the light, it will make horizons
To chase, ever lengthening,
Sisyphean, or perhaps Tantalus,
A hunger that burns me up
And yet brightens me, casting her
Further from my desperate reach.