A short composed instrumental in E minor, 72 BPM, 16 bars. A piece of actual songwriting — not a generative technique study. Progression: Em → Cmaj7 → Am7 → B7sus → B7 (4 bars each). The circle-of-fifths descent ending on a dominant defers resolution until the form loops back to bar 1, where the D# leading tone finally pulls home to E. Four phrases across 16 bars: • Phrase 1 (Em) — the question: climbs B → E, settles on G • Phrase 2 (CM7) — the widening: opens into major, reaches E5 • Phrase 3 (Am7) — the descent: walks down through the scale • Phrase 4 (B7) — the turning: F# A leap, D# leading tone Ensemble: Rhodes melody, sustained string chords behind, acoustic-bass counter-line in contrary motion. A near-silent rim click marks beats 1 and 3. Every voice gets perlin-driven timing jitter and velocity variation, so nothing lands perfectly on the grid — the performance breathes.