{"id":19176,"date":"2026-03-15T23:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=19176"},"modified":"2026-03-15T23:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:54:40","slug":"war-machine-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/war-machine-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"WAR MACHINE — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

WAR MACHINE <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

11-06-2023<\/p>\n

War is just business, and business is war,
\nDoes it matter what we are fighting for?
\nThough you may think so, you are wrong,
\nWarmongers play by a very different song.<\/p>\n

It’s not about winning or even democracy,
\nOnly about profit, that’s all they ever see.
\nEarning billions each time there is a fight,
\nWith no distinction between wrong or right.<\/p>\n

They will sell weapons if you have got cash,
\nEven if your nation is left in ruin and ash.
\nThey’ll prolong a war if the money is great,
\nWhile they stoke the fires of anger and hate.<\/p>\n

Although bodies fall, they just do not care,
\nThey will keep sending soldiers over there.
\nIt’s time to wake up, get out of that scheme,
\nWe all need to destroy their war machine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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