{"id":2709,"date":"2026-03-16T20:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:00:51","slug":"gods-rope-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/gods-rope-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"GOD’S ROPE — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

GOD’S ROPE <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

08-01-2014<\/p>\n

When the Devil’s got you down,
\nAnd you feel like you can’t cope,
\nWhen everything’s going wrong,
\nAnd there seems to be no hope,<\/p>\n

When that snake accuses you,
\nAnd calls you a first class dope,
\nWhen God answers with a “Yes”,
\nAnd Satan replies with “Nope”,<\/p>\n

Don’t just sit around crying,
\nOr pity yourself and mope,
\nBounce right back into the fight,
\nAnd hang him with God’s rope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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