This is my first time reading your work. Very impressive! I love the contemplative nature, wondering -- did they know when they put all of their effort into this song, this novel, that this is where it would be years later? I especially appreciate the breaks here:
how could she know that I would keep her book permanently on my desk
beneath my computer monitor, raising it up to that sweet spot,
Yes! A plot twist all of its own. I'm a total sucker for line breaks like this. Lead me to one assumption, shatter it with the next line. I very much look forward to more of your work.