{"id":3199,"date":"2026-03-16T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2026-03-16T05:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:00:14","slug":"no-way-out-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/no-way-out-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"NO WAY OUT — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

NO WAY OUT <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

06-06-2018<\/p>\n

If you’re called to serve the Lord,
\nI advise you to obey,
\nIf you don’t, it won’t go well,
\nAnd you’ll regret it someday.<\/p>\n

It is just a waste of time,
\nSo don’t even scream and shout,
\nJust get it thru your thick head,
\nThere is simply no way out.<\/p>\n

You can try to run away,
\nJust like that old Jonah did,
\nBut don’t forget that big fish,
\nYou want the same? God forbid!<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s wiser to submit,
\nAnd do as you have been told,
\nIf you’re faithful to the end,
\nYou’ll walk down streets of gold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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