[035]▪︎[ No, They Do Not Dream … 1•11•2022 ]

[ They Say That Children In Foster Care Do Not Dream ]
[ But Children In Foster Care Have Nightmares That Makes
Them Scream ]

[ How Can They Have A Good Dream When Their Lives Are
Always In Disarray ]
[ They Never Have Stability ]
[ Not Ever For A Day ]

[ They Are Always Waiting For That Next Knock On The Door ]
[ A Lady That They Don’t Know Telling You Wouldn’t Be
Living There Anymore ]

[ They Give You A Trash Bag & Tell You To Put Your Life
In It ]
[ You Only Put In What Will Fit ]

[ You Never Have The Option Of Getting Another Bag ]
[ So You Sure Would Not Have Room For A Sentimental
Hawaiian Flag ]

[ It Still Hurts ]
[ When You Have Memories Of The (2) Hawaiian Flower Shirts ]

[ That You Were Not Allowed To Take With You ]
[ (1) Was Red & (1) Was Blue ]

[ Foster Kids Don’t Know What To Dream Of ]
[ They Have Never Had The Experience Of Having A Family Full
Of Love ]

[ They Have Never Been To Summer Camp ]
[ They Have Never Been Down A Boat Ramp ]

[ They Are Always In Their Fight Or Flight Mode ]
[ They Never Have A Stable Home ]

[ Some Say That Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat ]
[ Foster Care Children Can’t Even Afford That ]

[ How Do Children Dream Of Things Or Places That They Have
Never Seen ]
[ But They Can Have Nightmares Because They Have Dealt With
People That Have Been Mean ]

[ Their Personal Belongings Get Taken From Each House They
Were Placed In ]
[ Just Reinforcing Their Feelings That They Will Never Win ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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