THE SOUL PIERCING SAXOPHONIC DESPAIR

The music, a ghastly serenade wrung from the depths of helplessness, dripped like black honey across the room. Each note was a shard twisting in the soul, pulling at the threads of light. A single spotlight illuminated the saxophonist, his face drawn and hollow, his eyes glazed on some unseen horror. The listeners, transfixed, could only watch as t