{"id":817,"date":"2026-03-16T07:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:24:43","slug":"american-violence-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/american-violence-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICAN VIOLENCE — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

AMERICAN VIOLENCE<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

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

11-27-2016<\/p>\n

Violence in the church,
\nViolence on the street,
\nKids killed in schools,
\nEven cops on the beat.<\/p>\n

So much hate and anger,
\nLike we just never saw,
\nPeople so on the edge,
\nNerves are just so raw.<\/p>\n

So much dissatisfaction,
\nIt’s all around we see,
\nNeeds to change quickly,
\nOr we may cease to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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