{"id":2749,"date":"2026-03-16T07:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:24:57","slug":"grumbler-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/grumbler-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"GRUMBLER — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

GRUMBLER <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

06-09-2018<\/p>\n

You say you don’t need a man,
\nWell I feel quite the same,
\nI’ve had enough of you women,
\nYou all drive me quite insane.<\/p>\n

Then there are our children,
\nDid they really come from us?
\nThey’re like some alien race,
\nAt times we just want to cuss.<\/p>\n

And what about that darn dog,
\nHe always poops on our lawn,
\nHe barks thru half the night,
\nOh how I wish that he was gone.<\/p>\n

Now as if that is not enough,
\nOur neighbor just has no clue,
\nHe rakes leaves into our yard,
\nI really don’t know what to do.<\/p>\n

But it wouldn’t be quite so bad,
\nExcept for my boss down at work,
\nThe guy is just a total tyrant,
\nAnd one mean, annoying jerk.<\/p>\n

Well, I could easily go on,
\nBut you see my life’s not fair,
\nThere are so many things wrong,
\nI’m ready to pull out my hair.<\/p>\n

Such is the life of a grumbler,
\nThey’re programmed to complain,
\nEven when the sun is shining,
\nThey wish that it would rain.<\/p>\n

It’s very hard to please them,
\nA fault they will always find,
\nNever seeing God’s blessings,
\nIt is sad they are so blind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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