bureaucracy is music
Category: Writing | Role: Author | Venues: texturmag
This text was a contribution by me and hn. lyonga for their issue on the topic of bureaucracy.
Here is a brief excerpt:
“Bureaucracy is a protecting shield, made up by the powerful ones to maintain their status by implying a spacious structure. It is like a sieve that filters everything that won’t match the 'beautiful' facade. And there we go, its weave is made of strings that distract and drown your thoughts. They resonate with exclusion. I can tell from experience because I’ve listened to it over and over again. I’ve listened to you! And I can tell you now, it doesn’t start with the foreign office.
Whoever is reading this and just got tired of the 'sounding thoughts metaphor', here is the deal: in fact, there isn’t one! A metaphor, I mean. Just imagine you are on an empty street waiting for the traffic lights to switch to green. Many people would probably follow their impulse and cross, no cars, no trouble – simple arithmetic. This doesn’t apply to people with no permanent stay.”
