(747)▪︎[ Commanding Voice … 12•15•2022 ]

[ It Is 430 In The Morning & I Cannot Sleep ]
[ I Guess I Could Lay Here & Count 1400 Sheep ]

[ That Had Never Worked For Me Before ]
[ 1400, 1401, 1402 … ]
[ Are There Going To Be More Coming Through My
Bedroom Door? ]

[ Why Has That Technique Never Worked For Me In
The Past? ]
[ Maybe I Forget Which Number Was Last ]

[ Maybe I Concentrated Too Much On The Number ]
[ & Forgot About The Slumber ]

[ I Think That The Morning Will Come Soon ]
[ Should I Take A (2) Hour Nap @ (12) Noon? ]

[ Then Once Again It Will Be A Fight ]
[ To Squeeze Out Any Sleep @ Night ]

[ I Think ]
[ This Would Not Be The Reason ]
[ That I Would Start To Drink ]

[ Would I Had Gotten So Drunk ]
[ I Could Then Stand Next To The Bed & Go
(KERPLUNK) ]

[ Go Face First On To The Bed ]
[ Then In The Morning ]
[ I Would Have To Deal With The Constant Pounding
In My Foggy Head ]

[ Would It Had Been Worth It? ]
[ When The End Result Made You Feel Like Shit? ]

[ Nothing Would Be Worth That? ]
[ Then … ]
[ To Top It Off You Crossed Paths With A Big Black Cat ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(901)▪︎[ I Am Sad … 10•26•2020 ]

[ Right Now My Mood Is On A Downward Slide ]
[ My Best Friend Might Be Saying Goodbye ]

[ Her Priorities Have Completely Shifted ]
[ Thoughts & Worries Are Now A Huge Weight On
Her Mind ]
[ & I Can’t Help Her Lift Them ]

[ She Has To Go Back To Her Original Home ]
[ Her Leaving Day Is Not Known ]

[ It Hurts That Small Corner Of My Heart ]
[ That She Has Touched ]
[ My Level Of Sadness Is Off Of The Chart ]

[ I Need To Find The Courage ]
[ To Continue To Encourage ]
[ & Not To Be Selfish ]
[ & Say Things That Might Discourage ]

[ Family Is Everything To Her Family ]
[ That Is One Thing That I Could Always See ]

[ The Thoughts Sure Do Hurt ]
[ I Sweat Through My Shirts ]

[ I Admire Her Total Commitment ]
[ To Her Mom ]
[ & That Has Put Her In This Predicament ]

[ But She Does Not See It That Way ]
[ @ Least That Is How She Said These Things To Me
Today ]

[ I Have My Fears ]
[ That We Will Completely Lose Touch ]
[ & That Made Me Have Tears ]

[ I Have To Stand Tall ]
[ Against The Wall ]

[ & Put My Hands On My Hips ]
[ Make Sure That My Support For Her ]
[ Doesn’t Slip ]
[ & No Matter How Much These Thoughts Hurt ]
[ Continue To Bite Hard On My Lip ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(897)▪︎[ No Sleeves … 10•25•2020 ]

[ You Really Need To Stop Wearing Your Heart On
Your Short Sleeve ]
[ You Have To Face The All Too Bright, Plain Facts ]
[ People Leave ]

[ Some Other Facts Made You Look So Dumb ]
[ You Have Been Fooled So Many Times Before This ]
[ You Should Already Be Completely Numb ]

[ (WOW!) ]
[ You Have Not Learned By Now? ]

[ How Many Times Have You Been Roasted Then Burned? ]
[ Why Have You NOT LEARNED?! ]

[ Each & Every Single Time ]
[ All Of These Fake People ]
[ Have Proven That They Would Steal Your Last Dime! ]

[ & Of Course ]
[ None Of Them Have 1 Ounce Of Remorse ]

[ What Should You Actually Expect? ]
[ Respect? ]

[ That Is Not What I Get ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(896)▪︎[ What A Slap … 10•25•2020 ]

[ You Really Think What Just Took Place ]
[ Was The Biggest Slap In Your Face? ]

[ You Are Not Trying To Complicate ]
[ Matters ]
[ But You Really See Where You Rate ]

[ That Kind Of Hurt Your Feelings, Right There ]
[ & She Shows That She Really Doesn’t Care ]

[ She Didn’t Even Notice The Diss’ ]
[ Well It Sure Didn’t Miss ]

[ You Are So Done, Finally ]
[ You Are So Done, Financially ]

[ If Anybody Expects Any Thing More, They Will Be Wrong ]
[ Your Money Is Staying Where It Currently Sits ]
[ That Is Right Where It Belongs ]

[ You Should Only Concentrate On Who Is Really Important
In Your Life ]
[ & That Would Be Maria & Your Wife ]

[ NOBODY Else ]
[ Except Those Two & Yourself ]

[ But That Is It ]
[ No More Kid ]
[ @ Home ]
[ Means No More Shit! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(766)▪︎[ George To The Rescue … 12•24•2022 ]

[ (HO OH NO) Says Santa Clause ]
[ He Became Really Worried ]
[ Because The Icy Roof Tops, Made Santa Pause ]

[ Would He Be Able To Deliver, All Of These Bikes & Toys ]
[ To Put Under The Trees ]
[ For All Of Those Good Girls & Boys? ]

[ He Said (OH, NOW I KNOW HOW I CAN) ]
[ (I WILL GIVE A CALL, TO SUPERMAN) ]

[ So He Made That Call ]
[ But Superman’s Phone, Just Rang & Rang On The Wall ]

[ Santa Was Stumped ]
[ He Sat Down With A (THUMP) ]

[ He Needs Someone Who Has A Flying Saucer That Can Fly Above
The Clouds ]
[ Up So High ]
[ That It Won’t Attract Any Crowds ]

[ He Knew That Geoege Jetson ]
[ Had One ]

[ When He Called, George Answered It On The Very First Ring ]
[ George Told Santa That His New Van Sized Saucer ]
[ Could Probably Hold Everything ]

[ He Told Santa, That He Would Be There In A Minute ]
[ When Santa Hung Up ]
[ George Was Almost Climbing In It ]

[ He Checked His Gauges, Especially The Ones For Gas ]
[ It Looked Like He Had A Full Tank ]
[ So George Thought, (I HOPE THAT AMOUNT WILL LAST) ]

[ Off He Went, Into The Dark Dark Sky ]
[ If He Said That He Was A Little Bit Excited To Help ]
[ He Was Not Telling A Lie ]

[ His GPS Was Instructing Him On What To Do ]
[ Like Which Ways To Turn ]
[ It Eventually Told George To Come Out Of The Clouds, To Get
A Better View ]

[ George Started To Think, That Santa Ran Into A Problem ]
[ He Couldn’t See Santa ]
[ But Santa’s Sleigh Was Directly Below Him ]

[ So George Brought His Saucer To Solid Ground ]
[ Then He Started To Look All Around ]
[ Santa Was Nowhere To Be Found ]

[ Then Rudolph Said That He Wanted To Spill The Beans ]
[ So George Said, (BY ALL MEANS) ]

[ All Of A Sudden, George Thought That The Night Air Felt Crisp ]
[ When Rudolph Started Talking Really Fast ]
[ He Was Hard To Understand, Because He Had A Severe Lisp ]

[ Especially When He Got Really Nervous ]
[ All Of The Reindeer Started To Get Antsy ]
[ Because They Were All Brought Together, To Provide A Service ]

[ Rudolph Said A Bunch Of Super Hero’s Came By In A Very Large
     Car ]
[ Santa Told Rudolph That They Were All Going Down To The
     Neighborhood Bar ]

[ George Was Alot More Than Miffed ]
[ Santa Had The Nerve To Leave All Of These Reindeer Just
Standing Around ]
[ Hooked Up To A Sleigh Full Of Gifts ]

[ (3) Hours Later They See A Drunk Santa, Walking Towards Them
In The Middle Of The Street ]
[ He Was Carrying His Boots ]
[ Because He Said, That They Hurt His Feet ]

[ George Knew That He Had To Sober Santa, Back Up ]
[ So He Went About Giving Santa Some Starbucks Black Coffee ]
[ Cup After Cup ]

[ Then, It Started To Heavily Snow ]
[ Santa Told George That They Were Way Behind Schedule ]
[ George Said (WE NEED SOME HELP)(IS THERE ANYONE YOU
KNOW?) ]

[ Santa Then Let Out A Big Belly Laugh ]
[ He Took Out (2) Really Big Stacks Of Business Cards & Handed
     Some To George ]
[ Santa Said (I WILL CALL THESE GUYS & THEN YOU CALL
     THAT ½) ]

[ In An Hour There Was A Line Of Amazon Trucks, Maybe (2)
     Miles Long ]
[ Their Supervisor Got Out Of The First Truck & Told Santa That
     He Was Doing This All Wrong ]

[ Santa Was Told That He Should Have Faxed This List To Amazon’s
Main Wharehouse (3) Weeks Ago ]
[ He Told Santa (THE OLD WAY THAT YOU DO THIS, IS WAY TOO
SLOW!) ]

[ He Said (AMAZON CAN BE HIRED) ]
[ To Do This With 2nd Day Air, Once The Family Signs Up For Their
Amazon Prime ]
[ Once The Sleigh Was Empty, He & His Reindeer Finally Retired ]
[ For The Last Time ]

[ Santa Thanked George Jetson For Coming To His Aid ]
[ Santa Felt Good About The Friends He Just Made ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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(968)▪︎[ The Door … 7•19•2019 ]

[ That Was Some Time That Opened My Eyes ]
[ I Wish I Had The Balls To Say My (GOODBYES) ]

[ If They Want To Make Fun Of Me I Wish They Would
Say Something Face To Face ]
[ How They Are Doing This Is A Damn Disgrace ]

[ It Seemed Like They Were Making Fun Of My Lifestyle ]
[ I Thought I Overheard This When I Was Standing In The Living
Room For Awhile ]

[ I Wish I Would Had Overheard Positive Things Instead ]
[ But What I Heard Is Stuck In My Head ]
[ When I Was Listening I Was Seeing Red ]

[ Just Because The Two Of You Were Raised On A Dirt Floor ]
[ Doesn’t Mean That They Are Allowed To Make Fun Of Me Because
I’m Not Poor ]
[ If They Do That Anymore ]
[ Would It Be Okay If I Showed Them To The Door? ]

[ Because I’m Not Buying Into That ]
[ So Excuse Me If I Take My Favorite Baseball Bat ]
[ & Hit That Chip ]
[ Right Off Of Their Hat ]
[ Then I Would Not Have To Listen To Another Word Of
Their Hateful Chat ]

[ So … How Do You Like Them Apples? ]

[ Do They Smell Rotten & Taste Bitter ]
[ To You Whiners & Quitters ]
[ Why Don’t You Go Back To Being A Babysitter ]
[ Or Do Community Service & Pick Up Litter ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(396)▪︎[ Where Did Jack Go? … 6•4•2022 ]

[ Jack -n- Jill ]
[ Went Down The Hill ]

[ To Fetch (3) Buckets Of Water ]
[ During A Warm Afternoon ]
[ The Sun Continued To Get Hotter ]

[ Julie Was @ The Till ]
[ So She Could Add Up The Steak, Soda, (3) Candy Bars, (4) Cases
Of Beer, (2) Bottles Of Jack, & (1) Bottle Of Tylenol Extra
Potent Headache Pills ]

[ She Pulled Out A Giant Bag ]
[ That Had A (MEIER & FRANK) Store Tag ]

[ Scooby-Doo Dropped His Dishes To Come Over To Lend A Paw
Or Two ]
[ He Looked @ Sweet Julie & Asked (IS THERE ANYTHING THAT
I CAN DO?) ]

[ She Told Him To Bag The Drinks While She Bagged The Food ]
[ Scooby Laughed & Said (THOSE (2) WILL BE EATING GOOD) ]

[ They Started Walking Down The Street ]
[ When Jack Stated (I’m TIRED & I WANT SOMETHING TO EAT) ]

[ They Saw An Open Diner ]
[ & Jill Said (WILL THIS DO, YOU BIG WHINER?) ]

[ Jack Said (YES) ]
[ & Then He Told Jill That (SHE LOOKED LIKE A MESS!) ]

[ That Only Angered Her More ]
[ That Was The Reason Why She Did Not Hold The Door ]

[ Jack & Jill Were Clearly Mad @ Each Other ]
[ The Smallest Pig Got In Between Them & Said (HEY JACK, JILL
IS YOUR SISTER) ]
[ (& JILL, JACK IS YOUR BROTHER) ]

[ All (3) Of Them Went & Got A Booth ]
[ The Little Pig Said (HEY LOOK, I JUST LOST ANOTHER TOOTH) ]

[ They Had A Good Meal & Then Went Their Separate Ways ]
[ Jill Said She Had Been Kind Of Short With Others These
Last (3) Days ]

[ Jack -n- Jill ]
[ They Finally Got Back Up The Hill ]

[ Right Before He Got To The Door He Turned To Jill & Looked
Pale ]
[ He Forgot To Pick Up The (3) Buckets Of Water & Three Weeks
Worth Of Mail ]

[ Jack Turned Around & Ran Into The Night ]
[ Jill Told Him That She Would Leave On The Light ]

[ That Was (2) Years Ago ]
[ Jill Needs To Know ]

[ Whatever Happened To Jack ]
[ She Wants Him To Come Back ]

[ If Plausible ]
[ She Would Like It As Soon As Possible ]

[ She Realizes That Some Wishes ]
[ Are Like Fragile Dishes ]

[ Some Chip With Age ]
[ Some Are Thrown Against The Wall ]
[ In A Fit Of Rage ]

[ It Is Not Known ]
[ If Jack Had Run Off On His Own ]

[ So … ]
[ When Jill Thinks About It That Way ]
[ It Is Quite The Blow ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(267)▪︎[ Silence Is … 4•12•2022 ]

[ In The Darkness Of The Night, All You Hear Is Silence ]
[ Others Do Not Hear A Thing ]
[ Or Look For Any Guidance ]

[ What Should You Seek When You Do Not Hear Any Noise ]
[ There Is Not Even A Choice ]

[ Of What To Hear ]
[ If You Hear Voices ]
[ They Do Not Annunciate Very Clear ]

[ Is It Okay To Have A Voice Inside Of Your Head ]
[ Is That The Voice That Directs The Dreams & Nightmares That
Play Like A Movie While You Lay In Your Bed ]

[ A Wise Man Once Told You That All Of The Pain That You
     Have Racking Your Body Starts In The Head & Then
     Resonates Throughout ]
[ When You Have A Pain ]
[ It Is The Brain That Lets The Body Part Know What It Is All
     About ]

[ There Are Times When You Have (2) Different Voices Doing
Battle ]
[ Thankfully It Does Not Sound Like A Couple Of Rattles ]

[ Are Those The Good Or The Bad? ]
[ The Happy Or Sad? ]

[ Is The Saying (SILENCE IS GOLDEN) Wrong? ]
[ That Does Not Make Gold Look Too Strong ]

[ Some Gold Is As Hard As A Rock ]
[ Some Gold Is As Soft As The Hair On Top Of The Head Of
Goldilocks ]

[ If You Are Laying There Listening To The Silence, That Means
That You Are Not Asleep ]
[ By That Time The Average Person Would Be Sleeping Really Deep ]

[ That Is (1) Privilege That You Have Had About (22) Years In
The Past ]
[ You Wish You Knew What You Did Last ]

[ You Can Barely Remember The Waking Up & Feeling Rested ]
[ It Has Turned Into A Sore ]
[ That Sits There & Festers ]

[ Deep Sleep Is A Privilege, Not A Right ]
[ Everytime You Go To Bed ]
[ Getting Some Deep Sleep Is A Huge Fight ]

[ There Are No Words Exchanged ]
[ The Bedding Does Not Have To Be Re-Arranged ]
[ Or Changed ]

[ Trying To Go To Sleep Takes Indivudual Effort ]
[ Oftentimes It Takes All Of Your Energy ]
[ Like You Just Competed In A Sport ]

[ When You Are Downtown You Are Envious About How Some Of
     The Homeles Can Just Lay Down & Sleep On The Sidewalk Or
     The Park ]
[ You Probably Would Be The Last Person That Would Be Invited
     To Sleep On Noah’s Ark ]

[ How Do The Homeless Have Trust? ]
[ They Fall Asleep Out In The Public, Because They Have Trust ]
[ They Sleep On A Sidewalk Downtown Because They Have Trust ]
[ They Keep All Of Their Belongings In A Shopping Cart Because
They Have Trust ]

[ Or Do They? ]

[ That Is A Lifestyle That You Would Not Wish On Your Worst,
Most Annoying Neighbor Who Owns A Boat That Doesn’t
Work ]
[ Even If He Was The Biggest Jerk ]

[ You Just, Would Not ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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(454)▪︎[ To My Good Friend … 5•4•2020 ]

[ To My Maria ]
[ It Feels Like I’m Just Getting To Know Ya ]

[ You Have Been Here A Long Long Time ]
[ You Have Sat There ]
[ While I’ve Read You Rhyme After Rhyme ]

[ Oh I Don’t Know How You Put Up With Me Some Days ]
[ But You Always Find Ways ]

[ To Turn My Day Around ]
[ You Find A Way To Pick Me Up ]
[ Off Of The Ground ]

[ In The Next Month I’ll Have A Different Caregiver Here ]
[ When That Happens I Will Shed Many Tears ]

[ But She WILL NOT Be Here To Take Your Place ]
[ You Are Not Someone That I Can Replace ]

[ You Have Become My Best Friend ]
[ It’s Hard For Me To Realize ]
[ That Your Time As My #1 Caregiver Will End ]

[ Since You Won’t Be Working Here During The Week Anymore ]
[ I Will Still Want You Knocking On My Door ]

[ To Keep Our Friendship Going It Will Really Take Effort On
On Both Sides ]
[ I Will Want You To Take Me For Drives ]

[ We Can Make A Day Out Of It ]
[ I Really Want You To Take Me To Your Dad’s Bench ]
[ That Is Someplace That I Want To Sit ]

[ The Days Keep Marching On ]
[ I Know You Won’t Be Here Physically ]
[ But That Doesn’t Mean You Will Be Gone! ]

[ I Know That I Have To Stay Strong ]
[ Throughout This Mess ]
[ Because What Your Agency Is Doing Is So Wrong ]

[ Maria, Will You Always Be There For Me ]
[ Still? ]
[ I Will Always Be ]
[ For You, Yes I Will ]

[ I’m Your Good Friend For As Long As You Want ]
[ Don’t Say (ME TOO) ]
[ As A Taunt ]

[ You Tell Me What Is What ]
[ You’ve Never Been Here To Kiss My Butt ]

[ You Have Always Been Real ]
[ & That Is How Our Friendship Has Been Sealed ]

[ I Can Never Thank You For All That You’ve Done ]
[ Everyday That You’ve Been Here ]
[ Has Always Been Fun ]

[ Will Our Friendship Continue? ]
[ That Is Up To Both Me & You! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(458)▪︎[ A Friend … 5•5•2020 ]

[ A Friend Can Be Just About Anybody ]
[ But A Friend Is Definitely Somebody ]

[ Most People You Pass By Are Like Two Ships In
The Night ]
[ But When You See Your Friend ]
[ They Seem To Be Like A Beacon Of Light ]

[ A Friend Stands Out From The Others ]
[ I Was A Good Friend To My Brother ]

[ You Might Meet Someone By Happenstance ]
[ You See That There’s Something About Them ]
[ That Tells You To Give Them A Chance ]

[ Was It Their Winning Smile ]
[ That Convinced You ]
[ To Sit & Talk With Them For Awhile ]

[ Was It How They Talked? ]
[ Or Was It What They Said? ]
[ Was It How They Walked ]
[ Or How They Didn’t Let Compliments Go To Their Head? ]

[ It Was Something That Piqued Your Interest ]
[ Just Hope They Don’t Become A Pest ]
[ Even When They Try To Do Their Best ]

[ Some Work Out, Most Don’t ]
[ If Someone Likes To Shout ]
[ They Definitely Won’t ]

[ A Friend Is Warm & Loyal To The Very End ]
[ When Things Get Hard ]
[ They Don’t Break, They Bend ]

[ A Friend Expects Nothing From You ]
[ But Giving Their All ]
[ Is Just Something They Always Do ]

[ They Come To Expect ]
[ Respect ]

[ Deservedly So ]
[ You Know ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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