{"id":3043,"date":"2026-03-16T02:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2026-03-16T02:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:05:23","slug":"machine-from-hell-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/machine-from-hell-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"MACHINE FROM HELL — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

MACHINE FROM HELL <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

01-29-2018<\/p>\n

I was going to log into my account,
\nWell, that is, if I only could,
\nI tried everything I could think of,
\nBut, alas, my password was no good.<\/p>\n

So then I called up some tech guy,
\nExplained what my problem was about,
\nAlthough he tried hard to help me,
\nThat darn server just locked me out.<\/p>\n

Minutes soon turned to half an hour,
\nAs my poor ear got sore on the phone,
\nThough we troubleshooted for so long,
\nThe problem still remained unknown.<\/p>\n

I then realized I was getting sweaty,
\nAnd I probably even raised my voice,
\nI just wanted to get myself online,
\nBut that server gave me no choice.<\/p>\n

Soon after I suddenly began to notice,
\nA sharp pain was growing in my chest,
\nSlow down partner, just take it easy,
\nYou are not ready for eternal rest.<\/p>\n

Our lives online can be so much fun,
\nWhen everything is going really swell,
\nJust pray you never have a problem,
\nWith one of those machines from hell!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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