THIS SOUL PIERCING SAXOPHONIC DESPAIR

The music, a macabre serenade conducted from the depths of helplessness, oozed like tar across the room. Each note was a dagger twisting in the soul, pulling at the threads of light. A single spotlight washed over the saxophonist, his face drawn and hollow, his eyes fixed on some unseen horror. The audience, rooted to the spot, could only listen as