{"id":30103,"date":"2026-03-16T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=30103"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:58:09","slug":"loneliness-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/loneliness-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"LONELINESS &#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\/09\/loneliness-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/loneliness-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/loneliness-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/loneliness-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>LONELINESS         <\/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>09-02-2024<\/p>\n<p>Many of us have at different times,<br \/>\nKnown the sad mistress loneliness,<br \/>\nOne of her jobs which she does well,<br \/>\nIs to absolutely steal our happiness.<\/p>\n<p>How we fall into such a dismal state,<br \/>\nJust happens for so many a reason,<br \/>\nBut one thing which we surely know,<br \/>\nIs that it is never a pleasant season.<\/p>\n<p>We stop and think how many people,<br \/>\nHave a spouse, family, friends or pets,<br \/>\nBut as for us we&#8217;ve got none of these,<br \/>\nAnd it can fill our hearts with regrets.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps we made a mistake before,<br \/>\nThat led to our current sad situation.<br \/>\nOh, yes, we are feeling so miserable,<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s just no time for any jubilation.<\/p>\n<p>But rather than place our eyes on us,<br \/>\nWe require a different kind of solution,<br \/>\nIt might begin with a very simple step,<br \/>\nThat is, to offer ourselves absolution.<\/p>\n<p>Now if we made some personal error,<br \/>\nWe cannot remain trapped in the past,<br \/>\nFor if we stay and don\u2019t move forward,<br \/>\nThis loneliness is guaranteed to last.<\/p>\n<p>So lift your eyes up towards the Lord,<br \/>\nYou really need to stop looking down,<br \/>\nBecause if you do, I know for certain,<br \/>\nYou will no longer be wearing a frown.<\/p>\n<p>Now instead of thinking about yourself,<br \/>\nFind somebody else who has a need,<br \/>\nThen do your best to help them out,<br \/>\nAnd they will become a friend indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Just like that your loneliness is gone,<br \/>\nA new friendship has now taken root,<br \/>\nAs you can see it was not really hard,<br \/>\nTo give that old mistress a final boot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem LONELINESS by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 09-02-2024 Many of us have at different times, Known the sad mistress loneliness, One of her jobs which she does well, Is to absolutely steal our happiness. 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