The first note fractures the air. Not loud — just exact. You feel it before you choose to listen. The room grows smaller. The dark grows warm. There’s nothing asking you to follow. Nothing pulling your hand. Just that line of sound waiting. Stay in the sound. It’s alright. Stay in the sound. The tone bends — not enough to break. You don’t need to understand it. You don’t need a reason. Let the world fall quiet for a minute. Stay in the sound. It’s alright. Stay in the sound. Close your eyes. Let it hold you there. No harm in the dark when the music is honest. Stay… in the sound.
