(360)▪︎[ The Weather … 4•29•2021 ]

[ Inside Every One Of Us Is A Storm Waiting To Rage ]
[ Are You The Rain, The Thunder, The Lightning ]
[ Or The Next Ice Age? ]

[ When There Are Storms @ The Beach ]
[ The Waves Crash So Hard & So Loud ]
[ You Cannot Hear Anyone Speak ]

[ Some People Have A Fascination With Storms ]
[ That Is Just Slightly Out Of Other Peoples Norms ]

[ Is It The Driving, Blinding Rain? ]
[ That Floods The Outside Drains? ]
[ That Drive Those People Insane? ]

[ Is It The Flash Of The Lightning Or The Thunderous Boom ]
[ That Makes People Hide ]
[ Or Run Into The Inside Rooms? ]

[ The Weather Guy ]
[ Tells No Lies ]
[ When He Predicts That The Lightning @ Night ]
[ Will Light Up The Sky’s ]

[ Others Like The Calm & The Warmth That The Sun Brings ]
[ That Seems To Be When All Of The Birds Sing ]
[ It Also Has You Wonder ]
[ What Opportunities A New Day Will Bring ]

[ The Opportunities Would Be Endless ]
[ & If You Tried ]
[ It Would Knock You Senseless ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(370)▪︎[ The Frustration Sets In … 4•29•2021 ]

[ As The Frustration Sets In ]
[ I Said To Myself ( NOT THIS AGAIN ) ]
[ Then I Think ( I JUST CAN’t WIN ) ]

[ So You ]
[ Think That This Is All Brand New? ]
[ Well Let Me Tell You A Thing Or Two ]

[ This Is Something Real ]
[ You Are Not Reinventing The Wheel ]

[ Here ]
[ Do I Make Myself Clear? ]

[ I’ve Tried & Tried ]
[ As He Has Lied & Lied ]
[ After All Of This Time ]
[ Part Of Me Has Actually Died ]

[ So Don’t Come In Here & Point Your Finger ]
[ @ All Of This ]
[ Because What Lingers ]
[ Is The Constant Diss ]

[ You Have Been Here A Grand Total Of About A Week ]
[ & I’ll Sit Here & Let You Speak ]

[ Your Piece ]
[ & I’ll Say Nothing ]
[ Just To Keep The Peace ]

[ So I Will Watch The Dances ]
[ & Give You The Many Chances ]

[ Because As You Think You Are Rearranging ]
[ His Attitude ]
[ I Say That Are Only Changing ]
[ The Altitude ]
[ & Are Hanging ]
[ My Gratitude ]

[ You Have All Of These Ideas That You Think That Are Grand ]
[ Then I Will Sit Quietly ]
[ Wanting To Ask ( AND? ) ]
[ So Don’t Come @ Me Self-Righteously ]
[ Acting Like You Are In Command ]

[ Normally, Usually I Am A Very Calm Guy ]
[ But In MY Home ]
[ That Just Doesn’t Fly ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(372)▪︎[ Finish … 4•29•2021 ]

[ Whenever You Begin ]
[ Always Work Through The Finish ]
[ When You Want To Win ]
[ This Should Be Your Biggest Wish ]

[ Show Some Heart ]
[ When You Start ]
[ & Don’t Forget To Complete Every Part ]

[ Every Journey Begins With One Step Forward ]
[ Don’t Worry If You Take A Step Back ]
[ But Then Overcome The Urge To Be Bored ]

[ Stay Consistent ]
[ Continue To Be Persistent ]
[ Know The Difference ]

[ Each Step Is Better Than The Last ]
[ Don’t Go Too Fast ]
[ & Do Not Dwell On Your Past ]

[ Set Goals That You Can Achieve ]
[ Make The Path Clear With What You Perceive ]

[ Will Be The Fastest Path Within Your Reach ]
[ Then Make The Information Simple To Teach ]

[ To Others ]
[ Like Your Father & Brothers ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(373)▪︎[ Thinking … 4•29•2021 ]

[ Are Your Memories Full Of Mistakes That Were Made? ]
[ Or Lessons Learned? ]
[ Would You Always Trade ]
[ Back In ]
[ The Mistakes That Caused You Concern? ]

[ Are The Lessons Learned Always Because Of The
     Mistakes You Make? ]
[ Can You Magically Make A Pie? ]
[ After You Tried To Make A Cake? ]

[ The Knowledge That Mistakes Bring ]
[ Are Not Tied Together By Strings ]

[ You Try Your Hardest To Not Make The Same Mistakes
     Twice ]
[ Not Burning Your Hand On A Hot Stove Again ]
[ Would Be Really Nice ]

[ Sometimes My Mistakes Make Their Way Into My Dreams ]
[ I Have No Control Of That It Seems ]

[ Everyday I Wind Around Life’s Potholes ]
[ Many Times ]
[ I Have Questioned My Roles ]

[ Of What I’m Supposed To Be ]
[ In Today’s Fractious Society ]

[ Do I Wear Many Hats, Or Just Concentrate On A Few? ]
[ I Don’t Have The Heart Or Energy ]
[ To Take On Anything New ]
[ I Never Want To Shift The Spotlight On Me ]
[ So Others Can Taunt ( OH BOO HOO ) ]

[ I Don’t Believe In Pity Parties, So You Could Sit In The
     Corner & Pout ]
[ I Thoroughly Believe In Working Things Out ]
[ Then I Can Fall Asleep With No Nagging Doubts ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(356)▪︎[ Boink … 4•28•2021 ]

[ Have You Ever Had One Of Those Days When Nothing
     Made Sense? ]
[ & When You Go Into The Backyard ]
[ You Notice That There Are Two Tents? ]

[ Then You Felt Like Such A Goof ]
[ When You Stumbled Off Of The Roof ]
[ & Broke Your Last Tooth? ]

[ What Do You Do Now With A Crooked Smile? ]
[ When All You Want To Do ]
[ Is Swim In The Long River Of Denial ]

[ Swim, Swim Until You Reach The Dry Land ]
[ Is This Wish A Want? ]
[ Or A Demand? ]

[ Grass Clippings In The Dishwasher, Shampoo In The
     Sink ]
[ How Your Journey Has Come To This Point ]
[ Has You Ice Skating On The Roller Rink ]

[ Where Do You Go From Here? ]
[ As You Cough Up Another Tear ]
[ Your Steak Does Not Taste Quite Right ]
[ When You Sneeze In Your Beer ]

[ When The Sun Rises In The West ]
[ Does It Help You Grow Hair On Your Chest? ]
[ Or Do You Go To The Grocery Store Looking For Ice Cream
     That Is Good, Better, Best? ]

[ When You Turn On The Light, Does That Help You Sleep? ]
[ Or Do You Stand In The Shallow End Of The Pool ]
[ & Only Splash Water When It’s Deep? ]

[ Life Is Really Confusing When You Open Your Ears ]
[ When You Fall Out Of Bed In The Afternoon ]
[ Do You See The Thunderous Cheers? ]

[ A Snake On The Floor Beats A Bird In The Hand ]
[ Will Anyone Feel It ]
[ When You Give That Command? ]

[ Nothing Makes Sense As Long As My Knee ]
[ Life Is Really Confusing When Your Eyes Yell @ Me ]

[ Ice Cream, Ice Cream Is Always Cold On The Brain ]
[ Sometimes When You Eat It So Fast ]
[ It Feels Like You Are Swimming On A Train ]

[ Around & Around The Eyeballs Go ]
[ When Will The Stop Light Turn Yellow ]
[ I Will Never Know ]

[ Life Gets So Confusing When You Have To Say The Alphabet
     Backwards In Numerical Order ]
[ Anybody Up For Burger King ]
[ As I Run For The Border? ]

[ A Taco From Baskin Robbins Sure Sounds Good Right Now ]
[ But Since I Don’t Have A Car To Walk With ]
[ I Really Won’t Know How ]

[ I Can Pick Up The Order That I Sent In Long Before Yesterday ]
[ I’ve Been Meaning To Get It ]
[ Since The 10th Of May ]

[ Life Sure Does Get Confusing The Younger I Get ]
[ I’m Sure Glad That I’ve Known You ]
[ Ever Since We Met ]

[ Make Sure You Don’t Break When You Only Mean To Bend ]
[ So Now There Is No Need To Start Over ]
[ Once You’ve Started @ The End ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(355)▪︎[ Who Was That? … 4•28•2021 ]

[ One Day, The Lonely Man Came Back To Show
     His Deepest Scars ]
[ When He Pulled Up His T-Top Undershirt ]
[ They Looked, As Big As Small Cars ]

[ Why Would The Lonely Man Lift Up His Shirt? ]
[ & Show His Hurt? ]

[ It Was NOT For The Itty Bitty ]
[ Pity ]
[ That He Could Get From A Stranger In The City ]

[ It Was, So Others Could Learn ]
[ That It Doesn’t Take Spicy Food ]
[ To Cause, Someone’s Heart To Burn ]

[ Wounds, Are Not Always Made In The Physical Sense ]
[ Just Like Someone’s Dirty Look, Can Make You Feel Tense ]

[ A Stab, Is Not Always Physical ]
[ Jokes, Are Not Always Comical ]

[ If You Are Not, Always Mindful ]
[ Jokes, Can Quickly Turn Hurtful ]

[ You Can Not Joke About Gender, Race Or Being
     Black Or White ]
[ You Can’t Joke About Age Or Weight ]
[ But People Still Joke About Some One’s Height ]

[ Asks The Lonely Man ]
[ You Don’t Try To Go There, There Or There ]
[ But Others Have A Sense Of Entitlement & Think That
     They Can ]

[ Sometimes, He Takes The Elder Woman’s Cart ]
[ Back Into Walmart ]

[ Not Because He Was Being Asked ]
[ By The Older Lady With The Smile On Her Mask ]

[ He Never Stands Out In The Crowd ]
[ That Is Not What The Lonely Man Is About ]

[ How Will His Wounds Heal? ]
[ How Do His Wounds Feel? ]

[ Every One Has Wounds Of Some Sort ]
[ Some People Have Been Successful In Building Their
     Own Imaginary Emotional Fort ]

[ ( THAT IS QUITE THE WALL THAT YOU’ve BUILT ) ]
[ Is It As High, As Your Mountain Of Guilt? ]

[ How About The Many Pages Of Regrets? ]
[ The Lonely Man Has More, He Bets ]

[ Looking Within @ Your Own Feelings Stings ]
[ Self-Doubt & Insecurity Are The Kings ]

[ Nothing Around The Lonely Man Makes Him Feel
     That Bad ]
[ Or That Sad ]
[ Oh, Here Is One ( HELLO, DAD! ) ]

[ Sometimes The Lonely Man Could Be Standing On
     The Corner Waiting For The Bus ]
[ Sometimes There Is A Little Bit Of The Lonely Man
     In Each One Of Us ]

[ ( a very quiet mike drops ) ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

[ 376 ][ What I Will Miss … 4•29•2021 ]

[ What I Will Miss When Asha Leaves After Her Last
     Shift ]
[ I Will Miss Everything About Having This Gift ]

[ She Is A Gift Because Everytime She Comes I Have No
     Idea What I’ll Get ]
[ She Is One Of The Most Complex & Wonderful Person
     That I Have Met ]
[ Yet! ]

[ Asha Has Never Been About Being An Ordinary ( ABC ) ]
[ Just Watch This Poetry In Motion & You Will See ]

[ She Is 5′ 11″‘s Of Sure Confidence ]
[ She Is Very Decisive ]
[ She Never Straddles The Fence ]

[ I Will Miss The Times When She Puts Her Blonde Haired
     Wig On ]
[ Sometimes She Does Get The Punch Line Before The
     Joke Has Been Completely Gone ]

[ I Will Miss How Protective Of Me That She Has Become ]
[ I Will Miss How She Makes Me Feel Young ]

[ When It Is Just Me & Asha, We Could Talk For Hours ]
[ We Will Talk About Any Subject ]
[ Except Flowers ]

[ That Would Be Where I Would Draw A Blank ]
[ I Think It Is My Purple Thumb To Thank ]

[ I Will Miss Asha’s Intellegence & Personal Incite ]
[ I Will Miss Asha’s Fire & Fight ]

[ When She Gives You An Inch, Never Dare To Take
     A Mile ]
[ She Will Yank That Rope Back So Fast ]
[ Still Giving You That Beautiful Smile ]

[ I Will Miss The Quiet Time When Asha Is Near ]
[ Ha, Quiet Time? ]
[ Really? When Asha Is Here? ]

[ Asha’s Sense Of Humor Is Beyond Compare ]
[ I Know That This Young Woman Is Going To Go
     Somewhere ]

[ What Will I Miss About Asha When She Clocks Out
     That Last Day? ]
[ @ The Beginning Of May? ]

[ Everything That I Prior Said ]
[ Memories Of Asha Will Always Be In My Head ]
[ So She Will Need To Visit A Whole Lot Instead ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(352)▪︎[ What We Do … 4•27•2021 ]

[ What Do We Gamble With Everyday Of Our Lives? ]
[ It Is Something That We Always Regret When It Is no
Longer Here ]
[ But We Never See It When It Arrives ]

[ We Gamble With Time Every Second Of The Day ]
[ But Sometimes We Gamble With Our Time ]
[ To Find The Best Or Shortest Way ]

[ To Accomplish What We Do ]
[ Or Lengthen The Time We Spend With Friends & Loved Ones
Too ]

[ Time Seems To Fly By When We Are Doing Something We Like
Or Is Fun ]
[ But Time Seems To Drag On When We Have To Get Something
Done ]

[ We Gamble On The Time We Give Ourselves To Sleep
Through The Night ]
[ From The Moment We Close Our Eyes ]
[ We Hope We Get Enough Sleep Before The Morning
Light ]

[ We Gamble With The Time We Give Ourselves To Do A
Task ]
[ We Try To Do It Really Fast ]
[ & Probably Learned How To Do It Faster From Completing
It In The Past ]

[ When We Gamble With Time We Never Get More Time Back ]
[ The Reward, Is What The Gamble Lacks ]

[ We Might Gamble That A Task May Take One To Three More
Hours ]
[ When It Comes To Control Of The Clock ]
[ It Is Totally Outside Of Our Powers ]

[ It Is Nice To Set Aside A Couple Of Hours For The Ones
That Care ]
[ In Those Situations, We Try To Find The Time To Spare ]

[ We Can Share Our Time With Others ]
[ Like With Our Friends, Sisters Or Brothers ]

[ Sometimes The Gambles Pay Off ]
[ Othertimes We Might Regret That It Has Been Some Time That
We Lost ]

[ Gambling With Our Time Is Not Like Gambling With Dollars
& Cents ]
[ To Some ]
[ Gambling Lots Of Money Does Not Make A Bit Of Sense ]

[ Sometimes Gambling With Our Time Can Come With The Loss
Of A Monetary Value ]
[ Maybe When People Let Time Waste Away ]
[ They Have No Clue ]
[ That They Have A Say ]

[ When Others Say That ( TIME IS MONEY ) ]
[ That Is When Only Time Will Tell ]
[ They Will Have To Wait See ]
[ If Their Gamble Went Well ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(344)▪︎[ Life Comes After You … 4•25•2021 ]

[ How Do You Stop Life From Getting The Best Of You? ]
[ Do You Just Lie Down? ]
[ & Let Life Do What It Has Got To Do? ]

[ It Would Be Easier Than Putting Up A Fight ]
[ With Something That Is Not In Your Sight ]
[ & So It Seems, Night After Night ]

[ Every Single Time That You Get Knocked Down ]
[ You Have To Rise ]
[ When You Stand Up On The High Ground ]
[ Don’t Look @ All Surprised ]

[ Because Life Throws You So Many Punches ]
[ A Queasy Feeling ]
[ Has Ruined Many Lunches ]

[ Through The Days, Weeks & Years ]
[ Life Causes The Shedding Of Many Tears ]
[ During Your Life You Constantly Try To Face Your Worst
     Fears ]

[ But The Best Part Is That Your Eyes Are Open Wide ]
[ You Can Hold Your Head High ]
[ Knowing That You Never Did Run & Hide ]

[ So How Do You Survive? ]
[ How Do You Grow & Thrive? ]
[ How Do You Show Your Friends & Loved Ones That You
     Still Have Alot Of Drive?

[ Fight The Good Fight Is What You Need To Do Now ]
[ But Don’t Be Impatient ]
[ To Try To Figure Out How ]

[ It Might Be Some Time Before The Answers Come By ]
[ Beware Of People That Always Tell Lies ]
[ Don’t Be Too Quick To Demand The Answer To The Question
     ( WHY? ) ]

[ Find The Ones That Really Care ]
[ Find The Ones That Has Always Been There ]
[ Then You Realize That Those Are The Ones With Which
     You Can Share ]

[ Your New Life, With The Ones That You Love ]
[ Show Everyone How You Fly Free Like A White Dove ]

[ Rise Above The Turmoil ]
[ & Reward Those Who Have Stayed Loyal ]

[ Keep Moving Along ]
[ Show Those Who Thought That You Were Never Strong ]
[ The Best Part Of This Part ]
[ Is That You Prove Them All Wrong ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(333)▪︎[ What Pain? … 4•22•2021 ]

[ There Is So Much Pain Busting @ The Seams In Your Heart ]
[ When Another Dart Is Thrown ]
[ It Continues To Tear You Apart ]

[ It May Be A Word ]
[ That You Heard ]

[ Or An Action That Was Done ]
[ But You Found Out A Long Time Ago ]
[ That Hurtful Words Are Things That You Cannot Out Run ]

[ They Find You By Seeking You Out ]
[ It Could Be A Whisper ]
[ Or It Could Be A Shout ]

[ The Whispered Hurtful Words Do Not Draw A Crowd ]
[ But, What Always Does ]
[ Are The Ones That Are Said Out Loud ]

[ Those Are The Ones That Always Draws Others Attention ]
[ & Because It Does ]
[ There Are Higher Levels Of Contention ]

[ Sometimes Hurtful Words Are Said Because Someone
     Lied ]
[ When Hurtful Words Are Said ]
[ You Want To Run & Hide ]

[ Not In A Playful Way Of Another Game Of Hide -n- Seek ]
[ These Words Can Create Such Big Problems ]
[ It Could Cause Two People To Not Want To Speak ]

[ To Each Other ]
[ Like To Your Father ]
[ Like With Your Mother ]

[ That Has Happend So Many Times In Your Past ]
[ Their Grudges Were Created To Last ]

[ You Were Written Off By Both Your Dad & Mom ]
[ @ One Time You Were Dealing With Don ]
[ Then You Had To Deal With Barbara’s Bomb ]

[ Through The Whole Accusatory Conversation You Had
     With Barbara You Remained Respectful ]
[ You Did Not Need To Be ]
[ You Did Not Have To Be ]
[ So You Were Careful ]
[ Because You Were Expected To Be ]
[ Because You Were Raised To Be ]

[ You Had So Many Occasions Where You Could Have Laughed
     It Off ]
[ & You Had Just As Many Times Where You Could Have Said
     ( FUCK YOU BARBARA ) In A Fake Cough ]

[ One Problem Is That You Don’t Go Against How You Were
     Raised ]
[ This Was The Under The Same Roof Where You Craved ]
[ To Be Praised ]

[ But It Never Came ]
[ That Is Why Mom & Dad Were Never Looked @ The Same ]
[ That Is Why ( MOM ) & ( DAD ) Were No Longer Their
     Names ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]   ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]