{"id":2483,"date":"2026-03-16T19:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2026-03-16T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:00:35","slug":"failure-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/failure-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"FAILURE — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

FAILURE<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

02-21-2018<\/p>\n

They did not see it coming,
\nThey said there were no signs,
\nThey agreed the kid was okay,
\nMust have been wearing blinds.<\/p>\n

How could this possibly happen,
\nSeventeen more just mowed down,
\nThat kid walked in unimpeded,
\nAnd fired round after round.<\/p>\n

The system is obviously broken,
\nIt has failed again and again,
\nWhen will these killings stop,
\nPlease tell me when oh when?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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