{"id":3196,"date":"2026-03-16T07:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:29:43","slug":"no-take-out-orders-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/no-take-out-orders-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"NO TAKE-OUT ORDERS — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

NO TAKE-OUT ORDERS<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

09-21-2014<\/p>\n

God wants you to be happy,
\nNot all hunched in a bunch,
\nIt’s only that fiend Satan,
\nWho wants to eat you for lunch.<\/p>\n

But there’s a very simple way,
\nTo frustrate that serpent’s plan,
\nIt is really no big secret,
\nIt’s been known since time began.<\/p>\n

Just fill yourself with the Word,
\nWhen he tries to eat you whole,
\nAnd he will suddenly discover,
\nYou’re really bitter to his soul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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