[lit-ideas] Scream on the subway
- From: Scribe1865@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:41:51 EDT
An odd moment at the 34th Street 1-Train stop at Penn Station.
Usually New Yorkers shave nanoseconds from their commute by pushing forward
and jamming into subway cars, vying for advantage like drivers on the
expressway. It can be an energizing or depressing experience depending on one's
mood.
The 1-Train arrived already full. As the doors opened, people tried to muscle
inside immediately. Meanwhile an automated voice reminded commuters to allow
people to exit the train before attempting to board. All routine.
Let others go ahead of me, and remained on the platform. After several
attempts, the subway doors were able to close securely and the train started to
pull
out of the station.
In a passing car, a young woman had pressed her face against the glass and
posed as "The Scream" for the benefit of those still on the platform. She
maintained the pose as the train rumbled into the darkness beyond the station.
It
was so perfect, so immediately recognizable!
Then a second thought. Maybe she wasn't posing? Maybe it was a spontaneous
and troubled gesture unknowingly imitating art?
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