{"id":15321,"date":"2026-03-16T06:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=15321"},"modified":"2026-03-16T06:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:03:36","slug":"social-psychosis-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/social-psychosis-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL PSYCHOSIS &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/social-psychosis-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/social-psychosis-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/social-psychosis-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/social-psychosis-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>SOCIAL PSYCHOSIS   <\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>04-22-2023<\/p>\n<p>It started out so very innocently,<br \/>\nYou thought you were in control,<br \/>\nBut before long you were trapped,<br \/>\nAs they sucked at your poor soul.<\/p>\n<p>You promised yourself to be safe,<br \/>\nBy carefully monitoring your time,<br \/>\nBut your vow did not last too long,<br \/>\nSo you commit social network crime.<\/p>\n<p>You opened an account everywhere,<br \/>\nMany passwords now fill your head,<br \/>\nMinutes soon turn into long hours,<br \/>\nAs you catch up on what&#8217;s not read.<\/p>\n<p>Fast food sits all over your desk,<br \/>\nYou just can&#8217;t pull yourself away,<br \/>\nSo sucked in by your online world,<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t know if it is night or day.<\/p>\n<p>Look at all the money you&#8217;ve spent,<br \/>\nFor sponsored ads &#038; to be verified,<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re now social king of the world,<br \/>\nBut they have taken you for a ride!<\/p>\n<p>So hooked you cannot break away,<br \/>\nYour social addiction is too strong,<br \/>\nDeceived by the persona you made,<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t realize something is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Posts, tweets and truths everywhere,<br \/>\nWhich ones should you answer first?<br \/>\nMeanwhile private messages pile up,<br \/>\nYour poor head may very soon burst.<\/p>\n<p>Though you should just take a rest,<br \/>\nSocial addiction will not let you go,<br \/>\nBut if do not slow down your pace,<br \/>\nYou may just wind up six feet below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem SOCIAL PSYCHOSIS by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 04-22-2023 It started out so very innocently, You thought you were in control, But before long you were trapped, As they sucked at your poor soul. 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