{"id":7904,"date":"2026-03-16T14:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=7904"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:26:46","slug":"till-i-reach-heavens-gate-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/till-i-reach-heavens-gate-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"TILL I REACH HEAVEN’S GATE — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

TILL I REACH HEAVEN’S GATE <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

04-12-2014<\/p>\n

The journey of faith can be a lonely walk,
\nNaysayers will criticize, goats will talk.
\nFriends may desert me, and family as well,
\nDemons will taunt from the bowels of hell.<\/p>\n

But though I walk alone, I will not fear,
\nEven in darkness, I know the Lord is near.
\nAt my side, leading each step of the way,
\nHis wings surround me, each and every day.<\/p>\n

So with boldness, I press towards the mark,
\nFollowing God’s Light, ignoring the dark.
\nWith feet firmly set, my path is straight,
\nI won’t give up, till I reach Heaven’s Gate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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