{"id":3235,"date":"2026-03-16T03:51:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2026-03-16T03:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:51:36","slug":"old-bag-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/old-bag-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"OLD BAG — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

OLD BAG <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

10-14-2020<\/p>\n

I don’t drink coffee, and I don’t drink tea,
\nI don’t drink water, that is from the sea.
\nNow there’s a good reason, you see I’m old,
\nSo only certain things, my stomach can hold.<\/p>\n

Some of you out there, will know what I mean,
\nI am no longer running, a brand new machine.
\nIt’s got its groans, and it’s got its creaks,
\nAnd sometimes, man, it just so really reeks.<\/p>\n

I’m not being funny, and I’m not being crude,
\nI speak the truth, I am really one old dude.
\nNow you may say, “Oh, it won’t happen to me”,
\nJust give it years, and you will likewise see.<\/p>\n

God gives us each, a certain number of years,
\nSome days are happy, while others bring tears.
\nBut one of these days, and God surely knows,
\nThe last page comes, and our book will close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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