{"id":23852,"date":"2026-03-16T10:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=23852"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:55:03","slug":"free-speech-but-no-reach-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/free-speech-but-no-reach-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE SPEECH, BUT NO REACH &#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\/12\/free-speech-but-no-reach-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/free-speech-but-no-reach-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/free-speech-but-no-reach-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/free-speech-but-no-reach-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>FREE SPEECH, BUT NO REACH     <\/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>12-18-2023<\/p>\n<p>On all of the social networks,<br \/>\nThey say we have free speech,<br \/>\nBut what they never tell you,<br \/>\nIs they throttle your outreach.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, you are just so very happy,<br \/>\nTo have a new account online,<br \/>\nYou\u2019re gonna reach the world,<br \/>\nMan, it will surely be so fine!<\/p>\n<p>Very excitedly you post away,<br \/>\nAnd wait for the flood to begin,<br \/>\nLikes, reposts and comments,<br \/>\nMany friends you hope to win.<\/p>\n<p>But then hours slowly pass by,<br \/>\nYes, days turn into a full week,<br \/>\nYour account is totally dead,<br \/>\nWhy doesn\u2019t anybody speak?<\/p>\n<p>You seemed to do it all right,<br \/>\nYour graphics are quite cool,<br \/>\nBut what you fail to realize is,<br \/>\nYou\u2019re just that network\u2019s tool.<\/p>\n<p>No matter which one you\u2019re on,<br \/>\nThey operate much the same,<br \/>\nYes, tho you may not know it,<br \/>\nYou are a pawn in their game.<\/p>\n<p>With only two types of pieces,<br \/>\nYou\u2019re either a peon or an elite,<br \/>\nTop class gets all the exposure,<br \/>\nWhile peons grovel at their feet.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, elites get 1000s of views,<br \/>\nWhile your page remains dark,<br \/>\nThough try as hard as you like,<br \/>\nYou just can\u2019t light that spark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem FREE SPEECH, BUT NO REACH by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 12-18-2023 On all of the social networks, They say we have free speech, But what they never tell you, Is they throttle your outreach. 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