THIS SOUL PIERCING SAXOPHONIC DESPAIR

The music, a spectral serenade conducted from the depths of helplessness, dripped like tar across the room. Each note was a needle twisting in the soul, pulling at the threads of light. A single spotlight washed over the saxophonist, his face a mask, his eyes fixed on some unseen horror. The patrons, transfixed, could only watch as their own despai