{"id":26974,"date":"2026-03-16T16:23:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=26974"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:23:05","slug":"red-pilled-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/red-pilled-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"RED-PILLED &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/red-pilled-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/red-pilled-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/red-pilled-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/red-pilled-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>RED-PILLED           <\/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>08-06-2024<\/p>\n<p>Many years ago I was red-pilled,<br \/>\nSo I see what this world is worth,<br \/>\nBut most people take the blue,<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re slaves from day of birth.<\/p>\n<p>Blindly playing an assigned role,<br \/>\nThey say &#038; do what they&#8217;re told,<br \/>\nJust prisoners in a great matrix,<br \/>\nA wind-up toy till they grow old.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming they know the truth,<br \/>\nAll marching to the same tune,<br \/>\nBut as Neo one day discovered,<br \/>\nThey exist in an artificial cocoon.<\/p>\n<p>So mind-warped in their schools,<br \/>\nTaught to obey and never resist,<br \/>\nConditioned to remain so docile,<br \/>\nNever daring to raise their fist.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, blue-pilled their entire lives,<br \/>\nThey can&#8217;t imagine another way,<br \/>\nThough people try to tell them,<br \/>\nThey cannot hear what they say.<\/p>\n<p>So caught up in blue pill&#8217;s illusion,<br \/>\nThey think us mad &#038; out of touch,<br \/>\nBut it&#8217;s they who are so deceived,<br \/>\nBlue pill is their emotional crutch.<\/p>\n<p>Soon their world may crash down,<br \/>\nAs a stark reality breaks through,<br \/>\nMany will be so caught by surprise,<br \/>\nThey just won&#8217;t know what to do.<\/p>\n<p>But as for me I have a firm anchor,<br \/>\nI place my trust in the Lord above,<br \/>\nRegardless of whatever happens,<br \/>\nI am surrounded by His great love.<\/p>\n<p>By fear I refuse to be imprisoned,<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s how they manage total control,<br \/>\nAsk God for His wonderful peace,<br \/>\nAnd let it completely fill your soul.<\/p>\n<p>Strive to read His holy Word daily,<br \/>\nIt will guide you thru darkest night,<br \/>\nBreaking their web of deception,<br \/>\nEncompassing you with His light.<\/p>\n<p>So abandon taking their blue pill,<br \/>\nIndeed take God&#8217;s red pill instead.<br \/>\nOr just keep on being their robot,<br \/>\nTill your life&#8217;s over &#038; you&#8217;re dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem RED-PILLED by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 08-06-2024 Many years ago I was red-pilled, So I see what this world is worth, But most people take the blue, They&#8217;re slaves from day of birth. 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