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"From one LIGHT come many colors." ~GJ Dürrschmidt

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Pillow Talk (or Balls are Always Bluer on the Other side of the Bed)





There was a time
living alone when
I cuddled pillows,
wishing that
it were you.

Now that we’re
living together,
I cuddle pillows
wishing that it
weren’t true.

The sad thing is,
you’re just no fun;
even my pillows
make a more
playful screw.

I think it’s time
we call it quits;
my balls and I
are tired of
being blue.

~gj duerrschmidt

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Man in the Mirror: A Reflective Poem on Aging




His hair was once golden blond,
- In his eyes it still is -
now others only see it as gray.

His eyes once bright baby blue,
- In his eyes they still are -
now their vision is fading away.

His skin once supple and tanned,
- In his eyes it still is -
now is thin and covered in spots.

His mind once sharp as a tack,
- In his eyes it still is -
has trouble connecting the dots.

His body once muscular and lean,
- In his eyes it still is –
has become arthritic and frail.

His legs that danced all night long,
- In his eyes they still can –
barely get him out to check the mail.

He once saw only himself reflected,
- In his eyes he still does -
but more often he now sees his dad.

His young spirit has never withered,
- Some things are eternal –
doing for others is the best fun he had.

~gj duerrschmidt


Friday, February 15, 2013

The Former Tenant: Hidden Secrets of A Dead Man




He’s dead now,
so it really
doesn’t matter,
that I found
a hidden spoon,
burnt and caked
with rat shit
splatter.

I also found
a dusty box,
filled with
lots of porno.
DVD’s of
older chicks;
not take out,
but DiGiorno.

They say he
was a nice man;
died rapidly
from cancer.
No doubt he
quit questioning,
when no one
had the answer.

It seems the
answer came in
getting off and
getting higher.
Think I’ll let
his secrets be,
and cast them
in the fire.

He’s dead now,
so it really
doesn’t matter,
that I found
his secret stash,
caked in dust
and rat shit
splatter.

~gj duerrschmidt


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Sunday, February 10, 2013

BIRD'S the WORD: A Fowl Poem




In the morning silence and solitude,
half awake, half dressed, half assed;
just me, my thoughts, old memories,
struggling to pen pages on my past.

Ink splatters down upon virgin paper,
like the wet droppings of flying birds;
some striking the page in artful style,
most remain nothing more than turds. 

I know great story resides within me,
so I could never bring myself to quit.
Splatter-splatter, oh what's the matter?
A different day, still the same old shit!

~gj duerrschmidt



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Orangenous Zone 

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Yahweh or the Highway




Let your life be
judged
by your beliefs.

Let my life be
judged
by my own.

Stop trying to
sell
your god to me;

I’m not buying,
so
leave me alone.

~gj duerrschmidt


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Sweet Cakes by Melissa: A Bigoted Bakery in Jesus' Name




This takes the cake!

Recently in Gresham, Oregon, owner, Aaron Klein, of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex wedding because of his personal religious beliefs. “I believe that marriage is a religious institution ordained by God,” Klein says.

But, get this...

Klein clarified that he and his wife do not hate homosexuals. "They can buy my stuff," said Klein. "I'll sell them stuff ... I'll talk to them, it's fine."

So, let’s see if I got this right…

Klein and his wife, obviously Christian fundamentalists, of sorts, are more than pleased to take all the money they can straight from the hands of homosexuals every day their doors are opened. Then, no doubt tithe some of that homosexual money on Sundays to God and Jesus right inside the holy sanctuary of their chosen house of worship! Can you imagine that?

But!

They stop short, in the name of their lord, when it comes to selling a wedding cake with two male, or two female names inscribed upon it?

Is it just me, or does anyone else see the blatant, ignorant hypocrisy with this?

~gj duerrschmidt 



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Saturday, February 2, 2013

LIBERTY BELL FOR SALE: Used. Cracked. Not Edible!)




BIG NEWS: DOW Hits 14,000!

NOT BIG NEWS: The price of a 16 oz. package of cheddar cheese at the military commissary rose 56%. All dairy has skyrocketed in price this week, and is expected to climb even higher.

On the contrary, this is big news to me, and many others like me who are living on a modest fixed income. Unlike most older retired Americans living on a pension, as a military retiree, I am entitled to shop on military bases and take advantage of the lower prices. Even with this advantage, as recently as yesterday, I discovered that my entire monthly budget is now in serious peril. Am I over exaggerating? You decide.

With the possible exception of one or two impulse items, I buy the same groceries the first of each month. I have grown accustomed to spending $120-$140 each trip. Yesterday, my total was $220! Needless to say, I was shocked. There had to be some gross error on the part of the cashier, so once outside, I took the time to study my receipt. CHEESE LOUISE! What instantly jumped out at me was the price of the cheese I bought. It had always been $1.79. Today it cost me $3.03!

Out of curiosity, I stopped at a Publix grocery store on my way home to compare a few prices to determine if the increases were solely due to military commissary price increases, or had there been an increase over the entire food industry. Who would notice? After all, it's not big news like stories that impact our lives most, such as the Golden Globes, or the upcoming Super Bowl. Nonetheless, the same package of cheddar cheese at Publix that I had just purchased for $3.03 ($1.79 last week) on base, was selling for $4.19, an almost penny for penny increase in price. Yes, I'm afraid it's everywhere.

In comparison, I was still saving by shopping on base, but it begs the same question as the DOW hitting 14,000: What next? Incomes have not been tracking along with increases in living expenses. In fact, they have not been increasing at all, and for over a very long period of time.

Speaking of food, here's some food for thought (at no extra cost!):

Gun control is being made a top issue within the government, and I believe its primarily due to the signs of the times becoming more clear to those in power every day. The world economy is suffering. Countries are on the verge of economic collapse. Our own economy is based on consumer confidence and spending, and consumers are quickly losing confidence and discovering that their typical consumption is getting more costly by the day. 

The DOW cannot possibly continue to grow. In fact, there is rumor that as much as a 90% correction (downward) is expected to happen over the next couple years. Don't believe this? Well, many American billionaires believe it, as they have silently begun to sell off their holdings in American businesses. Google it! 

The "haves" have had their giant glut at the expense of the entire nation. When the bottom drops out, and it will, the "haves" will be in want of nothing, save continuing runaway profits. But, more profit won't matter then, as they have already maxed out in relationship to the rest of the poor, hungry suckers of the world.

The "have nots" will be scrambling for survival. Civil disobedience like only imagined, or seen in the movies, will erupt from sea to shining sea. Sing songs of praise and salute the flag with all the pride you can muster, if it makes you feel better about yourself and the world in which you now live. Continue to dwell in denial, if you so choose, but the truth remains the truth, regardless.

A growing population in this great land continues to feel the negative effects of government's long term failure to govern in the best interest of the people, rather than those of banking and big business. People are growing more concerned every day over prospects for a brighter future, and fear that the time will soon be at hand when they can no longer meet the needs of their families. It would be wise to no longer ignore that a large percentage of our fellow countrymen are being expected by the government, and the filthy rich, to carry an ever increasing weight upon their backs: ever increasing costs, never rising wages. A breaking point must inevitably be reached.

When they can no longer fill their tanks with gas AND adequately feed their families, without having to make extremely difficult  choices... something's going to give. I don't know about you, but to me, the writing is clearly on the wall, it's clearly at the gas pumps, and I clearly saw it yesterday on my grocery receipt.

What, if anything, is being done by those in power "to insure a more perfect union," other than continuing to chip away at the unalienable rights of its citizenry, and continuing to posture for the ultimate formation of a police state?" This could never happen in America, you say?  I say that the basic instinct for human survival will trump any laws, or words ever written upon a historic document ... every time, without fail. 

When will YOU rebel and stop going to the pumps because the price of gas has gotten too high? When will YOU rebel and stop buying cheese because the price has gone way beyond reason? When will YOU stand up and say enough is enough?  What is YOUR breaking point? What action(s) are you prepared to take in order to insure your survival? The survival of your family?

As intelligent, responsible, and concerned citizens, we must raise our voices and be heard before it is too late. Sadly, it may already be too late. We must demand our rights and governance in the interest of "we the people," and for our children's future, before the voices of reason still remaining in our cities and countrysides are drowned out by the sound of gunfire thundering across the land, "Enough is enough!"

Peace, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

~gj duerrschmidt