{"id":12191,"date":"2026-03-16T13:55:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=12191"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:55:44","slug":"gladiators-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/gladiators-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"GLADIATORS — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

GLADIATORS <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

02-11-2023<\/p>\n

Let’s go down to the coliseum,
\nOur fighters are on the field,
\nBreaking bones, spilling blood,
\nIf the other guy just won’t yield.<\/p>\n

Training hard for many months,
\nJust wanting to please the fans,
\nPlanning strategies for victory,
\nPig skin passes hands to hands.<\/p>\n

Oh yes it’s now Super Bowl time,
\nThe testosterone just fills the air,
\nMacho boys really psyched up,
\nAn ambulance is likewise there.<\/p>\n

Pretty girls who are barely clad,
\nSo excite the monstrous crowd,
\nA play is made, a roar is heard,
\nMan, those folks can be so loud.<\/p>\n

But as for me, I will tell you now,
\nYes, I’ll make a small confession,
\nI am really not into all that stuff,
\nNo, I just do not like aggression.<\/p>\n

The spirit of sports is so like war,
\nTaking down guys in order to win,
\nThere’s so much pride & arrogance,
\nSome would even say that it’s a sin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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