{"id":20167,"date":"2026-04-04T06:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=20167"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:16:18","slug":"making-it-big-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/making-it-big-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"MAKING IT BIG &#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\/11\/making-it-big-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/making-it-big-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/making-it-big-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/making-it-big-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>MAKING IT BIG<\/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>11-14-2023<\/p>\n<p>Now if on the social networks,<br \/>\nYou so desire to make it big,<br \/>\nI have got advice how to be,<br \/>\nA giant tree &#038; not just a twig.<\/p>\n<p>So in case you&#8217;re wondering,<br \/>\nAnd just do not have a clue,<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s really only one thing,<br \/>\nYou absolutely ought to do.<\/p>\n<p>No, posting with your might,<br \/>\nJust won&#8217;t take you very far,<br \/>\nMost people still won&#8217;t know,<br \/>\nWhere or even who you are.<\/p>\n<p>Now I will share the secret,<br \/>\nSo you can pass their test,<br \/>\nEven tho you may not like it,<br \/>\nAround bigwigs just coalesce.<\/p>\n<p>You see most networks work,<br \/>\nAround your desire to be seen,<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ll draw you in like moths,<br \/>\nYou understand what I mean?<\/p>\n<p>But unless you learn the ropes,<br \/>\nAnd comment on posts by elite,<br \/>\nAlthough you try so very hard,<br \/>\nAlas, you will still end in defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Networks are two-tier systems,<br \/>\nWhere paupers &#038; princes roam,<br \/>\nBut if you don&#8217;t engage princes,<br \/>\nYou just gnaw a meatless bone.<\/p>\n<p>The elites get all the exposure,<br \/>\nOh, yes, they have lots of fun,<br \/>\nWhile peons fight for attention,<br \/>\nNo doubt you&#8217;re probably one.<\/p>\n<p>Now if you still doubt my word,<br \/>\nGo and comment to a prince,<br \/>\nSure, do it as often as you like,<br \/>\nAnd you I will surely convince.<\/p>\n<p>Folks will like your comments,<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ll even share one or two,<br \/>\nMeanwhile, on your timeline,<br \/>\nEngagements remain very few.<\/p>\n<p>Now do you finally understand,<br \/>\nWe are dressing on their cake,<br \/>\nFailure to hobnob with bigwigs,<br \/>\nIs making one obvious mistake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem MAKING IT BIG by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 11-14-2023 Now if on the social networks, You so desire to make it big, I have got advice how to be, A giant tree &#038; not just a twig. 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