(425)▪︎[ Was The Dream Real … 4•27•2020 ]

[ Sometimes I Wake Up In The Middle Of The Night ]
[ & I Have To Wipe The Fog Out Of My Eyes ]
[ So I Can Adjust To The Light ]

[ Then I See Something In The Shadows ]
[ I See Two Eyes & A Nose ]

[ Then I See ]
[ That I’m Looking In The Mirror ]
[ & It’s Me ]

[ I Look So Old ]
[ My Eyes Look So Cold ]

[ How Did Time Go By So Fast? ]
[ I Knew My Youthful Looks Wouldn’t Last! ]

[ But This Was Much Worse Than I Ever Expected ]
[ It Looked Very Obvious Up Close ]
[ It Was My Health That Was Neglected ]

[ My Skin Was Wrinkled & Gray ]
[ I Screamed @ The Mirror ]
[ Why Did I Let Myself Get This Way? ]
[ & It Became Clear ]
[ That I Didn’t Want To See What I Weighed ]

[ Then I Heard A Noise ]
[ It Was The Soft Sound ]
[ Of My Wife’s Voice ]

[ It Seemed ]
[ Like ]
[ She Was Startled Awake By My Scream ]
[ She Soothed Me ]
[ By Saying { YOU WERE JUST HAVING A BAD DREAM } ]

[ I Looked In The Mirror Once Again ]
[ I Saw That I Did Not Look Like Sin ]
[ Oh This Was A Win-Win ]

[ I Thanked My Wife For Waking Me Up ]
[ That’s When She Lifted Her Head ]
[ & Asked { I DID WHAT? } ]

[ So All That Was Real? ]
[ Now I Can’t Describe How Old I Feel ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo iā ‘oe  ]
[  A hui hou mākou  ]
[  Aloha  ] ‎ 
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[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe ]