{"id":10189,"date":"2026-03-16T17:49:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=10189"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:49:46","slug":"wind-up-toy-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/wind-up-toy-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"WIND-UP TOY — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

WIND-UP TOY <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

05-31-2016<\/p>\n

I bet you think that you’re oh so cool,
\nBut could it be that you’re just a tool?
\nThey wind you up and they set you down,
\nAnd you prance around just like a clown.<\/p>\n

Your controllers tell you what to say,
\nYou spew propaganda all the live long day.
\nYou seem to think that you are so free,
\nDown you go if they say “Bend the knee!”<\/p>\n

Free from your masters not really you are,
\nYou’re just like a bug in a mason jar.
\nYou see outside but you’re trapped within,
\nSee, there they go winding you up again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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