Success was measured by compliance, any attention threatening. The tongue traces a river from thigh to toe. The breast is cupped and nipple warmed. Curve of stomach enters small of back. The neck is arched, the finger follows gullies, mounds, a wrist is circled.
Flesh embraces lips.
A sexless passion. The power of one idea, followed until it loses context. An eye no longer seeing colour. A large fish swallows a smaller fish. The smallest decision of silence.