{"id":31278,"date":"2026-03-23T22:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=31278"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:20:59","slug":"broken-clock-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/broken-clock-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"BROKEN CLOCK &#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\/broken-clock-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/broken-clock-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/broken-clock-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/broken-clock-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>BROKEN CLOCK<\/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>09-29-2024<\/p>\n<p>Do you hear it? Tick-tock, tick-tock,<br \/>\nIt is the sound of a prophetic clock.<br \/>\nSome say Christ\u2019s time draws near,<br \/>\nBut I don\u2019t give those people an ear.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t see their clock is broken,<br \/>\nBelieving stuff God has not spoken.<br \/>\nSo deceived by what Futurists claim,<br \/>\nNot knowing they\u2019ve missed the aim.<\/p>\n<p>Quite convinced it\u2019s the end of years,<br \/>\nBut someday soon they\u2019ll shed tears.<br \/>\nOnce they understand their mistake,<br \/>\nThat their belief was just all so fake.<\/p>\n<p>For decades it has been very strong,<br \/>\nAs it has pulled many people along.<br \/>\nGiving them false hope for His return,<br \/>\nTo this very day they in fact still yearn.<\/p>\n<p>The real truth for them is hard to bear,<br \/>\nTho I try to tell them they do not care.<br \/>\nThey prefer instead to embrace the lie,<br \/>\nBut the day comes when they will cry.<\/p>\n<p>Why did they believe what they heard,<br \/>\nInstead of searching God\u2019s holy Word?<br \/>\nThe prophecies already came to term,<br \/>\nOf this belief I still remain rather firm.<\/p>\n<p>It is my hope that you also will believe,<br \/>\nAnd this truth you\u2019ll be able to receive.<br \/>\nJust cast off that Futurists\u2019 deception,<br \/>\nAsk God for true Scriptural perception.<\/p>\n<p>He will open your eyes, of this I\u2019m sure,<br \/>\nTell me now, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem BROKEN CLOCK by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 09-29-2024 Do you hear it? Tick-tock, tick-tock, It is the sound of a prophetic clock. Some say Christ\u2019s time draws near, But I don\u2019t give those people an ear. 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