{"id":27025,"date":"2026-03-16T20:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=27025"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:10:20","slug":"shameful-nation-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/shameful-nation-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"SHAMEFUL NATION! — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

SHAMEFUL NATION!<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

08-10-2024<\/p>\n

Even tho you vote this year,
\nYet still I must shed a tear.
\nFor I see a nation in decline.
\nShe forsook God’s true vine.<\/p>\n

Yes, she went her own way,
\nShe grows worse every day.
\nJust ignoring His holy Word,
\nAs if she hadn’t even heard.<\/p>\n

Her sins are before His face,
\nShe is now one big disgrace.
\nTho warned she won’t repent,
\nShe hates the ones God sent.<\/p>\n

Passing many ungodly rules,
\nNot seeing they are the fools.
\nFor tho God’s mercy is great,
\nThey’re headed for a sad fate.<\/p>\n

When it will come I can’t say,
\nWake up now and begin to pray.
\nForsake the things He abhors,
\nOr face the wrath God pours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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