{"id":3088,"date":"2026-03-16T17:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:24:57","slug":"messed-up-world-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/messed-up-world-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"MESSED UP WORLD — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

MESSED UP WORLD <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

08-25-2014<\/p>\n

Racial tension, and economic oppression,
\nPolitical corruption, mental depression.
\nJuvenile detention, workplace aggression,
\nLewd expression, to sexual transgression.<\/p>\n

With so much wrong, I get the impression,
\nIt is time to have, a heartfelt confession.
\nAlas there’s no more spiritual progression,
\nWe’re in the middle of a social regression.<\/p>\n

So forget your game of truth suppression,
\nAnd free us from your global compression.
\nIf we don’t all agree to nonaggression,
\nGod will sit us down for a serious session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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