Freitagnachmittag im Klinikum, die Sprechstunde der Ambulanz ist vorbei, die Arbeitszeit leider noch nicht, und so treffen sich einige Mitarbeiterinnen rein zufällig im Sekretariat auf einen Ratsch, das Blubbern der Kaffeemaschine im Hintergrund sorgt zusammen mit dem Duft frisch gebrühten Kaffees für eine gemütliche Atmosphäre.
Sonntag, 18. Oktober 2020
Mal endlich alle wieder zusammen ...
Freitagnachmittag im Klinikum, die Sprechstunde der Ambulanz ist vorbei, die Arbeitszeit leider noch nicht, und so treffen sich einige Mitarbeiterinnen rein zufällig im Sekretariat auf einen Ratsch, das Blubbern der Kaffeemaschine im Hintergrund sorgt zusammen mit dem Duft frisch gebrühten Kaffees für eine gemütliche Atmosphäre.
Sonntag, 11. Oktober 2020
Und dieses Mal hoffentlich für immer!
In den meisten Nächten war ich mehr oder weniger alleine auf dem Friedhof unterwegs. Ab und an eine verhuschte Gestalt, die wahrscheinlich noch nicht einmal gemerkt hatte, daß sie tot war und, sich verwirrt an den düsteren Gräberreihen entlangtastend, versuchte, wieder nach Hause zu finden. Sie alle kamen natürlich früher oder später zurück. Verschwanden in ihren Gräbern und blieben auch dort. Vorerst. Was will man auch machen, so ohne richtigen Körper. Also liegt man rum und hofft, daß Petrus einen bald reinläßt und man nicht den Rest der Ewigkeit in diesem Zwischenstadium verbringen muß. Mir war die Rumliegerei bald fad geworden und ich hatte mir angewöhnt, statt dessen meine Runden zu drehen, denn auch nachts sind immer wieder Tiere hier unterwegs, und ich freute mich jedes Mal, eins zu entdecken bevor es mich bemerkte und davonlief.
Sonntag, 27. September 2020
Achtundvierzig Stunden
Dienstag, 15. September 2020
But the Greatest of These is Love
Boy, I can fly! I didn't know I can fly! What a funny tickling in my stomach - just don't look downwards ... hey folks, I'm flying!!!
It's quite easy, in fact. Just follow your nose. And mine is big enough not to lose my bearings.
Did I introduce myself? I'm a bit featherbrained sometimes but then I've always been like that, one is getting used to it over time. My name is Macrophelia. No, that's not the one who drowned herself in a bog after winding her way drunkenly across a rain of flowers smelling of magnolias and death. My name just sounds fairly similar which often leads to confusion.
I would never go and kill myself because of a man. Men are asses. Obstinate, greedy and always ready for mating. No woman worth her salt would kill herself over one of those. In my case it was an unfortunate accident.
Actually, I would have loved to live on for a little longer, even though it had become increasingly uncomfortable on earth - or even because of it. After all you can lend a hand to the needy in times like these and don't just rot away in your flat as usual. When almost everything you used to entertain yourself with is suddenly forbidden, people learn to be happy about small things. But we never got that far, people and I.
The other day I went for a romantic walk in the moonlight, at the outskirts of town, near the autobahn, certain that at this time of night I would be the only one roaming around in this lost area ... and whaaaaam ... all of a sudden a burning motorcycle comes popping out of the bushes right in front of me and even before I can jump aside we collide, the motorcycle explodes with a loud BANG and both the driver and I go up in flames. Tough luck.Stupid gang warfare. That's the North of Munich for you. Only three weeks ago somebody shot his dealer in his car. The dealer's car, that is. Just like that. Got out his gun and boom. This dealer must have been some kind of eijit anyway if he thought he'd get his money without any hassle? Just like that? A well, that's what you get for being an arrogant cunt.
Talking about arrogant, I have to be more careful, it's rather foggy today, a real peasouper. But hey, I can read peoples' thoughts! Way cool! This sour-faced woman in there wants to call the police because it buggers her that over by the lake there are two youths sitting on a bench, drinking beer. After all, she doesn't have any joy in her life, so others must also joylessly obey all and any of the new rules.
Write note to neighbour! Cake! No snitching on young people!
Mercurially I turn a few funny flips and then I bomb along, in a quest for snitches and police brains who needs urgent proselytizing. Quite possibly I will be called to account for this one sooner or later. Probably very soon I'll have to face the heavenly music. But it's worth the trouble. At least this way I didn't die for nothing. Mankind can be good if they want to, I'm certain of that. Only - most of them forgot what's really important. And I will remind them. So as things will turn out all right in the end. Faith, Hope, Love. But the greatest of these is Love!
Show Me The Way To The Next Loony Bin ...
I'm sitting in this cab which is supposed to take me to hospital. I could have taken a train, of course, and sent the luggage ahead - but then I don't trust the postal services. What if my suitcase got lost? And me walzing about in a hospital gown for the next six weeks? No way! So I got me a cab.
The driver is my best friend's brother who is happy to get custom in these difficult times. We don't know each other, not having met before, ever, so we sit in silence. I have to wear a face covering and sit on the back seat anyway which further disencourages conversation.
I'm used to not talking anymore. There seems to be only one subject these days and most people seem to have a very decided opinion on the matter. Woe betide you if you don't share this particular opinion of which there seem to exist only two: Pro or contra strict corona measures.
I'm an artist. I challenge fixed structures, both of mind and matter. I'm looking forward to being amongst people again, though, I muse, as the city traffic moves by my window. Lots of cars on the roads on this Tuesday morning. Shouldn't they be at work by now? The drivers, of course, not the cars. What kind of work could cars do? One becomes funny if one is alone for too long.
Will the Corona rules be very strict?
Will my room be nice and quiet?
Will there be nice folks in my group?
What does psychotherapy with a face mask feel like?
Lots of questions in my mind.
Meanwhile we reached the autobahn. Here, too, an amazingly high number of cars. What business do that many people have on the autobahn in an ordinary workday? Surely they can't all be salesmen about to peddle their goods?
The traffic becomes thinner as we get off the autobahn and wind our way across the country lanes in Upper Bavaria. I admire the way my driver seems to know exactly where we are going.
The year before, my brother drove me and he didn't have the faintest most of the time despite using GPS on his phone - which in the end led us to a nicely decorated frontyard full of ceramic hens and grinning dwarfs and proudly announced: You have now reached your destination. Well ... not quite.
This year, however, I already know most of Bad Endorfs roads and can guide my driver directly to the clinic doors. Which of us is gladder to be finally rid of the other, I will never know.






