{"id":40057,"date":"2026-03-16T03:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=40057"},"modified":"2026-03-16T03:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:39:09","slug":"tit-for-tat-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/tit-for-tat-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"TIT FOR TAT — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

TIT FOR TAT<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

02-18-2025<\/p>\n

Well just look at the pols,
\nIt is all simply tit for tat,
\nSomething is not right,
\nI think I smell a dirty rat.<\/p>\n

Well, the left claims this,
\nWhile the right says that,
\nSo much like a magician,
\nWith a rabbit in his hat.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be perfectly clear,
\nGovGuam is way too fat,
\nBut as for that pari, pari,
\nIt\u2019s really one dug-in cat.<\/p>\n

EXPLANATION: On the island of Guam, “pari pari” is the local Chamorro phrase which signifies political nepotism, or a GovGuam employee who hires other family members or close friends as a favor to them. The phrase “pari pari” is derived from the Chamorro word “kumpaire” which refers to a grandfather. In turn, “kumpaire” is derived from the Spanish word “compadre” which means the same thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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