[ One Day You Were Told This … “People Don’t Abandon The People They Love, Only The People They Are Done Using” ]
[ This Is Not You Accusing ]
[ This Is You Saying That You Are Tired Of The Abusing ]
[ For So Many Years She Said That Everything Bad That Has Happened Was Your Fault ]
[ (30yrs) Of That Sure Did Stick In Your Memory Vault ]
[ For All Of Those Years You Carried Alot Of Shame ]
[ Because She Always Had Her Finger Out ]
[ Pointing @ You To Blame ]
[ There Was Very Little Doubt ]
[ Pointing Her Finger @ You Was Her Favorite Game ]
[ She Got Good @ This Game Like Sharpening A Knife ]
[ When You Made Her Your Wife ]
[ You Did Not Ever Imagine That You Were Going To Waste Over (30yrs) Of Your Life ]
[ Maybe Way Back Then You Looked Ripe ]
[ To Be Used By Her Type ]
[ You Never Had A Gripe ]
[ Listening To The Hype ]
[ You Always Thought Your Future Was Set ]
[ But She Did Alot That Was Very Hard To Forget ]
[ You Always Thought That You Were Going Against Her Families Bet ]
[ After All Of Those Years You Grew Tired Of Being Treated Like A Pet ]
[ You Always Felt Certain ]
[ That She Wanted To Hide You Behind A Dark Curtain ]
[ She Seemed To Have The Itch ]
[ To Look @ You To Say, “Get Behind The Curtain, Bitch!” ]
[ She Always Needed To Be Out Front & Center ]
[ But Then She Put Up A Big Sign, “Do Not Enter!” ]
[ She Was The Driver Of The Car ]
[ & You Were Just The Rear Fender ]
[ You Sure Got ]
[ To Know Your Spot ]
[ She Was Important & You Were Not ]
[ She Really Did Not Like You To Express ]
[ When You Were Depressed ]
[ She Was Sure ]
[ That Would Take The Spotlight Off Of Her ]
[ The Quote You Were Told Gave Your Marriage Enough Exposure ]
[ & The Meaning Behind It Sure Gives You The Much Needed Closure ]
~ Ka hopena ~
Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa
Na,
Lopaka DeVoe
Aloha
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