haunted Been On a Train- Laura Nyro- she bares her soul- gently coaxes, cajoles, pleas, screams, with a stark, tense, screeching climax- all emotion- noooo, noooo. The piano is a percussion instrument no warmth pure tone her voice a plea without hope Her lover or friend is on the downslope, the brakes, if he reached for them, might not have stopped him- the bridge is out, he is oblivious, doesn't hear her screaming at him to JUMP. He pushes the needle in again feels nothing takes no prisoners freefalls white noise fills his head she reaches for him he is a wisp of cold scottish mist on the cliff face wet slippery warmth would make him disappear no matter he is gone she moans, she mourns she is silent