A SOUL PIERCING SAXOPHONIC DESPAIR

The music, a spectral serenade wrung from the depths of helplessness, oozed like black honey across the room. Each note was a needle twisting in the soul, pulling at the fibers of sanity. A single spotlight illuminated the saxophonist, his face drawn and hollow, his eyes glazed on some unseen horror. The audience, rooted to the spot, could only lis