Author: rdvoe165

I Am A 62yrs Young Man, That Just Enjoys Writing Short Poetic Stories From My Thoughts. I Hope That You Enjoy Them As Much As I Do Writing Them.

(026)▪︎[ What Has Happened? … 2026 ]

[ When Did Manners & Humanity ]
[ Leave Society? ]
[ You Are Not Talking About Being Political Correct ]
[ To Gain Publicity ]
[ You Bring Up The Subject In An Attempt To Re-Connect ]
[ Publicly ]

[ No, The Political Correct Terminology ]
[ Seemed To Try To Strike A Nerve ]
[ In Sociology ]
[ Then It Tried To Take A Turn ]
[ Into The Field Of Psychology ]

[ Not To Dampen The Spirits ]
[ Of Those That Believe In Terms Like That ]
[ Or To Cause Rifts ]


[ Being Politically Correct Is Just Being Nice ]
[ But On Unnecessary Steroids ]
[ If That Makes You Squirm & Think Twice ]
[ Then You Shouldn’t Have To Think About It Too Hard & Cause Yourself Hemorrhoids ]

[ Some People Would Rather Fight ]
[ On Sight ]
[ Instead Of Being Polite ]
[ & To Those People ]
[ You Kind Of Wish Them An Early Goodnight ]

[ & It Seems In The Younger Generation’s Heads ]
[ Chivalry Really Is Dead ]

[ Few Men ]
[ Holds The Door Open ]
[ For Incoming Women ]
[ When ]
[ & Then ]

[ A Woman Stands Behind Them ]
[ When You Think Of Human Decency ]
[ This Has Become A Big Problem ]
[ Actually, Only Recently ]

[ Nobody Thinks About The Other Person ]
[ Drug Addicts Do Not Want To Go Through Diversion ]
[ Everyone Should Try To Go On Daily Excursions ]

[ To See How They Can Change ]
[ No Matter How Deranged ]
[ & No Matter How Strange ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(001)▪︎[ Your Pet … 2026 ]

If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?

[ Make Your Pet Understand One Thing? ]

[ It Would Be (2) Things ]

[ The First Thing Would Be You Want To Return The Unconditional Love That Your Dog Shows You ]

[ The Second Thing Would Be That You Return The Undying Love That Your Dog Also Shows You ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Dream Job … 2026 ]

What’s your dream job?

[ What Is Your Dream Job? ]

[ You @ One Time Had Your Dream Job ]

[ It Was Working In Juvenile Corrections ]

[ Then You Got In The Crosshairs Of Corrupt Upper Management ]

[ The Unit Coordinator Was Sleeping With Some Of The Inmates ]

[ The Ones Above Her Was Turning A Blind Eye To It All ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ A Good Leader … 2026 ]

What makes a good leader?

[ What Makes A Good Leader? ]

[ There Are Many Qualities That Go Into Being A Good Leader ]

[ Patience ]

[ Understanding ]

[ Knows How To Stay Calm In The Face Of Adversity ]

[ Being Respected & Being Respectful ]

[ Knowledge In Whatever They Are Trying To Lead ]

[ A People Person ]

[ A Quick Learner & Good Facilitator ]

[ Good Speaker ]

[ Honest ]

[ Has A Conscience]

[ A Good Leader, A Good Coach Or A Good Boss Would Never Ask Someone To Do Something That They Wouldn’t Do. Good Ones Have Experience & Can Demonstrate To & For Others What The Task Is They Want Done ]

[ Leads By Example ]

[ Is Above Reproach ]

[ Looks Out For The Weakest As Much As They Do The Strongest ]

[ Helps Other’s Succeed ]

[ Is Not A “Me” Person ]

[ Shares The Credit With Their Team ]

[ Doesn’t Have To Be The Smartest Person That Can Recite Facts, Codes Or Laws. But Knows How & From Where To Get The Information That Is Needed ]

[ Knows How To Use The Internet In A Lawful Way ]

[ Knows Their Limitations, So They Surround Themselves With Smarter People Than Themselves ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Un-Invent … 2026 ]

If you could un-invent something, what would it be?

[ What Would You Un-Invent? ]

[ That Is A Whopper Of A Question ]

[ You Would Un-Invent The Atomic Bomb ]

[ You Would Un-Invent Cyanide ]

[ You Would Un-Invent Gun Powder ]

[ No Gun Powder, No Guns ]

[ You Wish That You Could Un-Invent Hate Clear Across The Spectrum ]

[ Because Hate Is A Learned Behavior, Not Innate ]

[ Maybe You Could Wish That Certain Behaviors Be Un-Learned ]

[ You Would Un-Invent Grading In A School Classroom ]

[ You Wish You Could Un-Invent Alcohol ]

[ You Wish You Could Un-Invent Illicit Drugs ]

[ You Wish, You Wish, You Wish ]

[ Maybe Instead Of Un-Inventing Things, The World Could Figure Out How To Use Inventions In A Positive Way, Instead Of The More Common Destructive Way ]

[ You Wish You Could Un-Invent As Many Diseases As Possible ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Loved … 2026 ]

Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

[ Share A POSITIVE Example Of Where You’ve Felt Loved? ]

[ First Off, You Cannot Think Of A NEGATIVE Example Where You’ve Felt Loved! ]

[ Negative & Love Just Do Not Belong In The Same Sentence Or Thought. @ Least Not In Your Mind ]

[ An Example Where You Have Felt Love Is Every Morning You Wake Up Next To Your Wife ]

[ Except For A Vacation With A Good Friend, By You & Her, Or You Spending Nights In The Hospital ]

[ Every Day You See & Feel The Love Of Your Wife. Have Been For The Last (29yrs) & (10mos) ]

[ The Love & Thought That Was Put In To Plan A Getaway For Your Anniversary, Well Not Exactly On The Date ]

[ The Love Of A Good Friend Who Offers To Take Your Sports Cards To A Big Card Show To Sell Them, Without Asking/Wanting Anything In Return ]

[ The Love, Friendship, & Trust A Close Friend Shows In Accepting You As One Of Her Own Family Members ]

[ The Love & Care That Thing 1 Puts In Making You Fresh Pancakes In The Morning ]

[ The Love & Thought That Went Into The Present That Thing 1 Gifted You ]

[ The Love & Care That Thing 2 Puts In Everytime She Runs You All Over The City Just To Get You Out Of The House ]

[ The Love & Thought That Thing 2 Put Into A Gift For You ]

[ The Love, Care & Friendship That Thing 1 & Thing 2 Show/Give You Every Second They Spend With You ]

[ You Truly Feel Loved ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Crazy Idea … 2026 ]

Come up with a crazy business idea.

[ A Crazy Business Idea? ]

[ You Would Start A Daycare Where You Would Hire Alot Of Instructors That Have The Same Goal … A Love For Kids & The Want To Teach Kids Civil Manners ]

[ If A Parent Can Come, They Are Welcomed To Come ]

[ People Have Stopped Being Civil To Each Other In Their Home & Out In Society ]

[ There Is Alot Of Hate & Evil Out There ]

[ Satan Rules The Earth While GOD Rules The Heavens ]

[ Something Has To Give ]

[ Civility, Reciprocity & Chivalry Has Been Put On The Back Burner ]

[ People Flat Out Don’t Have The Patience Or Love For One Another ]

[ This Idea Would Never Fly Because There Is Zero Chance Of Monetary Gain! ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(037)▪︎[ Why Do You Ever Let Yourself Feel? … 2026 ]

[ Living In The Season Of Regret ]
[ Is No Longer An Option ]
[ There Has Never Been Anything Met ]
[ That Wasn’t Made Into An Obligation ]

[ Living With Regrets On Your List Of Things To Do ]
[ Is Not A Good Thing To Go Through ]

[ You Carry Your Regrets Like Stones In Your Chest ]
[ Never Giving You Any Rest ]
[ Always Feeling Bothered By This Pest ]

[ They Rattle @ Night When The Rest Of The World Is Asleep ]
[ Stirring Up Old Memories ]
[ That You Never Planned To Keep ]

[ Buried Beneath All That Was Unsaid ]
[ Causing You To Increase Your Anti-Psychotic Med ]
[ Because Of The Thoughts ]
[ Your Regrets Increase In Your Head ]

[ Stirring Up Old Deals, That You Failed To Keep ]
[ Kept You Getting Some Really Deep ]
[ Sleep ]

[ Buried Beneath All The Things That Was Left Unsaid During Your Walks On Your Life Path ]
[ The Words Went Clear Up Over Your Head, Really Fast ]

[ You Thought That You Found A Woman Early On In Your Life ]
[ When She Talked, Her Words Felt Like Warm Sunlight That Filled The Soul ]
[ When She Agreed To Become Your Wife ]
[ That Was The Very First Time That You Felt Completely Whole ]
[ You Thought That She Wouldn’t Bring You Any Strife ]
[ When She Stepped Into Her Role ]

[ But You Remember The Chances That You Asked Her To Stay ]
[ That One Day ]
[ But She Wouldn’t ]
[ So You Turned & Walked Away ]
[ Because She Wanted ]
[ To Find A Man Who Made Better Pay ]

[ You Never Thought That You Would Have Lost Her Over Money ]
[ You Saw That She Wanted To Find A Quicker Path Fast ]
[ To The Land Of Milk & Honey ]
[ & Run From Her Past ]

[ You Kept Hearing The Words “Later & Soon” ]
[ While The Clock Kept Humming A Merciless Tune ]
[ You Would Sit Outside Before It Was Noon ]
[ & Watch The Sky Change ]
[ As The Sun Relinquished Her Throne To The Moon ]

[ You Wished Upon Many A Fallen Star ]
[ You’d Drive Out In The Country ]
[ Then Turn The Lights Off On Your Car ]
[ But None Of Your Wishes Got You Very Far ]

[ Very Few Times Opportunity Came With A Soft, Hopeful Sound ]
[ But Your Fear Held The Lock ]
[ So You Stayed Homebound ]
[ & You Never Heard A Knock ]

[ It Seemed That There Were Hands That You Failed To Take ]
[ Whenever Someone Would Extend Their Hand ]
[ Your Whole Body Would Shake ]
[ Because You Were Afraid Of What They Would Demand ]

[ You Would Say, “I’m Fine” When Instead You Needed To Cry ]
[ You Always Wondered, “Why?” ]
[ “Was The Bar Set So High?” ]
[ Time & Time Again, Because Of That ]
[ You Did Not Even Want To Try ]

[ Pride Became Your Armour, Heavy & Cold ]
[ Protecting Your Fear ]
[ While Costing You Silver & Gold ]
[ It Became Clear ]
[ That Opportunities Dried Up As You Got Old ]

[ You Have Come To Regret Your Silence ]
[ When Others Needed To Be Led When They Would Hear Voice ]
[ You Really Tried To Stay Away From All Of The Violence ]
[ If You Had A Conscious Choice ]

[ The Roads You Avoided & The Chances You Were Denied ]
[ Made You Push Your Pain ]
[ Deep Down Inside ]

[ It Caused You To Look @ Life Through Foggy Glass ]
[ Maybe That Is Why Life Seemed To Pass ]
[ So Fast ]

[ When You Sleep, Faces Come Visit You In The Dark ]
[ It Causes You To Put Your Drive For Life In Park ]
[ Everytime You Have Those Repetitive Dreams ]
[ They Left A Permanent Mark ]

[ In You Brain ]
[ It Is Always Like A Camera Taking A Freeze Frame ]
[ Of A Fast Moving Train ]

[ Causing Your Vision To Cross ]
[ By The Time It Took Your Eyes To Uncross ]
[ You Couldn’t Fathom Your Loss ]

[ Can You Ever Rewind ]
[ Your Mind? ]
[ Sad To Say ]
[ That Father Time Has Never Been That Kind ]
[ If He Stopped The Day ]
[ In Any Way ]
[ You Would Wake Up & Wonder Why You Felt So Far Behind? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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