A SOUL PIERCING SAXOPHONIC DESPAIR

The music, a spectral serenade conducted from the depths of despair, dripped like liquid night across the room. Each note was a needle twisting in the soul, pulling at the tendrils of light. A single spotlight washed over the saxophonist, his face pale and taut, his eyes glazed on some unseen horror. The listeners, transfixed, could only bear witne