(1312)▪︎[ Give It To Me … 11•12•2019 ]

[ Just Give Me The Straight News ]
[ & Leave Out Your Personal Views ]

[ Of How I Should Go About Living My Life ]
[ It’s Nothing That You Should Or Should Not Like ]

[ I Am Not Here To Seek Your Approval ]
[ For Your Influence Can Be Removable ]

[ & Shun To The Side ]
[ Because After You Lied ]
[ My Respect For You Has Since Died ]

[ Please Don’t Tell Me Anymore Lies ]
[ When I Ask You (WHY?) ]

[ Must I Say (BYE, SEE YA, SO LONG) ]
[ (MY LOVE FOR YOU IS GONE) ]
[ I See That Your Resolve Is Not That Strong ]

[ As For I Wanted It To Be ]
[ When You Needed Me ]

[ I Was Right There @ First Light ]
[ Helping You Fight ]
[ Well Past Midnight ]

[ @ Times You Were Surprised ]
[ That I Was Right There ]
[ Hours Before The Sun Would Rise ]

[ Which Was Nice ]
[ Because There Are Not Many People In Your Life That Wouldn’t Think
Twice ]

[ On How They Could Get One Over On You ]
[ There’s No Rhyme Or Reason ]
[ That’s Just What They Do ]

[ It’s Not Hurtful Per Say ]
[ That’s Just How Some People Function From Day To Day ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(1301)▪︎[ Think Again … 11•7•2019 ]

[ If You Think You Can Tell Me What To Think ]
[ Then I Think I Can Tell You Where To Go ]
[ If All You Do Is Stand There & Blink ]
[ Then I’ll Explain My Point, Really Slow ]

[ You’re Not My Father Or Mother ]
[ I Have No Sisters ]
[ & I Do Love My Brother ]

[ The Point Is, That You Have No Right ]
[ To Exert Your Might ]

[ & Try To Tell Me How To Live My Life ]
[ The Only One That Can Come Close To That ]
[ Would Be My Trusting & Patient Wife ]
[ But She Really Doesn’t Tell Me How To Think & What To Do ]
[ She Tells Me (THE WAY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE IS UP TO YOU) ]
[ Because I’m The Only Person That Is Responsible For
What I Do Too ]

[ It Stems Around The Freedom Of Choice ]
[ I Am Also Responsible With The Words That I Express
With My Voice ]

[ Choices, Choices, Choices, We All Have Choices ]
[ But Do We All Hear Voices? ]
[ Do Those People Brush It Off As Annoying Noises? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(1299)▪︎[ Come Here … 11•7•2019 ]

[ You Know If I Could ]
[ Do Something I Should ]
[ You Can Bet That I Would ]

[ Do Anything ]
[ To Bring ]
[ You Back, So You Would Accept This Ring ]

[ I Know That I Can’t Make You ]
[ Do What You Don’t Want To Do ]

[ Do I Wait Hour After Hour ]
[ For You To Find The Power ]

[ To Play The Role ]
[ Of My Loving Wife ]
[ Making Me Whole ]
[ For The Rest Of My Life ]

[ Don’t Worry & Hit The Panic Button ]
[ Because You Don’t Have To Worry About Nothing ]

[ I’m Not Here To Cause You Hurt Or Pain ]
[ If I Was Set On Doing That ]
[ Tell Me What I’d Gain? ]

[ I Have My Outstretched Arms ]
[ Held Out ]
[ To Show You That I Mean You No Harm ]

[ If It’s Being Here That You Choose ]
[ Ask Yourself (WHAT DO I HAVE TO LOSE?) ]

[ (NOT A THING) Is What You’d Hear ]
[ You Can Drive ]
[ You Can Steer ]
[ I Want To Help You Feel Alive ]
[ Is That Clear? ]
[ I Want To Thrive ]
[ Right Here ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(1300)▪︎[ A Bump … 11•7•2019 ]

[ When The Sky Turns Dark ]
[ & Something Makes The Dogs Bark ]

[ Should That Make You Fearful Of A Bump In The
Night? ]
[ Would You Feel Differently If There Was A Bump When
It’s Light? ]

[ What Exactly Does The Bump Consist Of? ]
[ When It’s In The Dark It’s Evil ]
[ When It’s Light It Could Give You Love ]

[ Why Is The Bump Negative? ]
[ What Can Make It Positive? ]

[ Is The Color Of The Sky What Pushes It One Way Or The
Other? ]
[ When It Is Light Out Things Are Okay ]
[ When It’s Dark Out, You Run For Cover ]

[ So Quickly, Turn On The Lights ]
[ Hurry & Shine The Light Down On What Gives You The
Frights ]
[ Do You Think That Your Judgements Are Right? ]

[ Are They Justified ]
[ Are You Mystified ]

[ When & Where Did This Fright Begin? ]
[ If You Dealt With The Bump Once ]
[ Could It Happen To You Again? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(1298)▪︎[ My Head … 11•6•2019 ]

[ Where Has My Head Been? ]
[ In The Clouds ]
[ When? ]
[ When There’s A Crowd ]

[ In My Mind ]
[ Because That’s When I’m Inclined ]
[ To Latch Onto Words ]
[ That I Feel That’s Unkind ]

[ They Latch Onto The Memory Part Of My Brain ]
[ Then It’s Like I’m Standing There Staring ]
[ @ The Light Of The Oncoming Train ]

[ Why Can’t I Just Step To The Side ]
[ The Voice Inside ]
[ My Head Said Things Were Okay ]
[ But It Lied ]
[ I Need To Get Out Of The Way ]

[ So I Take A Few Steps Back ]
[ Away From The Tracks ]

[ Wow, That Was A Close One ]
[ All I Want To Do Now Is Run ]

[ But I Can’t Escape The Voices In My Head ]
[ Can 0913hrsThey Control It With Another Med? ]
[ What If I Take Fewer Meds Instead? ]

[ But I Need Each & Every Pill & Capsule ]
[ I Could Fall Ill ]
[ & My Senses Could Dull ]

[ I Think I Will Stay Exactly Where I’m @ Med Wise ]
[ Unless My Med Provider Has Been Telling Me Lies ]

[ I Don’t Think So ]
[ How Do I Know? ]

[ I Am Sure ]
[ That I Trust Her ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(417)▪︎[ Going Around … 6•18•2022 ]

[ How Do You Keep The Room From Going Around & ‘Round? ]
[ It Is Not The Sound ]
[ That I’ve Found ]
[ That Spun Me Into The Ground ]

[ It Was The Immense Pressure ]
[ The Kinds That You Could Always Measure ]

[ But How? ]
[ When? ]
[ About Now ]
[ What Would You Do Then? ]

[ Would You Rationalize? ]
[ Or Customize? ]

[ But You See How Things Were Put Together By Shoelaces ]
[ After He Tried To Push Things Through ]
[ With (62) Legal Cases ]

[ This Was Because He Had No Role ]
[ Or Quantifiable Soul ]

[ To Make The Precise ]
[ & look Into The (3) Blind Mice ]
[ That Rolled A Hard (11) ]
[ On Some Fuzzy Dice ]

[ The (3) Mice Turned Into The (3) Blind Men ]
[ They Figured Out ]
[ That They Did Not Want To Do This Again ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(191)▪︎[ I’ll Remember! … 2•27•2020 ]

[ Will You Remember Me? ]
[ I Will Remember You ]
[ Will You Always See? ]
[ How It’s Always Been When It Is Just Us Two ]

[ Every Memory ]
[ I Follow All Of The Way Through ]
[ When I Think Carefully ]
[ I See What I Need To Do ]
[ I Know That I Will Always Know Where You Will Be ]
[ When I Have You Immortalized In A Tattoo ]

[ I’ll Always Have You Looking Out For Me Over My Shoulder ]
[ So You’ll Also Age ]
[ Too ]
[ As I Grow Older ]

[ It Won’t Fade Away ]
[ It Will Forever Look Brand New ]
[ Like The First Day ]
[ It Will Look Pretty Cool ]

[ You’ll Be With Me Wherever I Go ]
[ You Won’t Pass Me By ]
[ When I Start Moving Slow ]

[ When I Turn My Head To Say { HI } ]
[ You Will Always Know ]
[ If I’m Down & Want To Say { GOODBYE } ]
[ You’ll Say { UH, NO } ]

[ You’ll Rejoice With Me Through The Highs ]
[ & You Won’t Leave Me When I’m Low ]

[ You’ll Always Have My Back ]
[ & You’ll Warn Me Of Any Attacks ]

[ If You Were Still Here, I’d Do The Same ]
[ But I’d Play A Game ]
[ I’d Whisper Your Name ]

[ Over & Over In Your Ear ]
[ Until I Made It Clear ]
[ That I’ll Always Be Here ]

[ I Then Won’t Need A Car ]
[ To Drive Very Far ]
[ & I Will Not Get Drunk ]
[ & Leave You Stranded In A Bar ]

[ Even Though Physically You Will No Longer Be Right By My Side ]
[ You’ll Always Be In My Thoughts ]
[ That’s One Thing That Will Never Subside ]
[ & I’ll Know That Tattoo That I Got ]
[ Will Be Shown With Pride ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(1297)▪︎[ A Haircut & A Shave … 11•6•2019 ]

[ Well I Knew That I Should Have Grabbed A Hat ]
[ I Should Have Done That ]
[ Before I Went To The Car & Sat ]

[ My Head Looks Funny Without One ]
[ Because I Have Not Shaved It In Many Days ]
[ But Tomorrow I’ll Have It Done ]

[ Kevin Does A Good Job & He’s Fast ]
[ He Cuts & Shaves Me Exactly As I Ask ]

[ He Is Definitely Not The Talkative Sort ]
[ Untill I Bring Up His Favorite Sport ]

[ Fantasy Football Is His Thing ]
[ When I Mention The Subject ]
[ Oh, The Conversation It Brings ]

[ The Last Week I Was There ]
[ When He Was Shaving My Head Of Hair ]

[ I Think His Team Had A Bye ]
[ I Don’t Know Why ]
[ Because I’m Not A Football Fantasy Guy ]

[ I Was Invited Into A League Way Back When ]
[ I Wasn’t Following The NFL That Closely Back Then ]

[ I’m Not Saying That I’m Following The League Closer
These Days ]
[ I’m Really Interested In When The U of O Ducks
Football Team Plays ]

[ Like To Watch Their Games Over & Over Again ]
[ I Don’t Watch The One Game When They Didn’t Win ]

[ I Hope They Make The Four Team Play-Offs @ The
End Of The Year ]
[ That Would Give Me Alot To Cheer ]

[ About ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(1314)▪︎[ Shattered … 11•13•2017 ]

[ Have You Ever Felt Broken Into Many Different Pieces? ]
[ Feeling That You Really Don’t Own Anything ]
[ You Only Have Them After Signing Leases ]

[ On Applications It Asks [ RENT or OWN ] ]
[ You Never Own The House All Alone ]
[ You Own The House After Getting A Loan ]

[ So The Only Person That’s Truthful Are The One’s That Rent ]
[ They Are Also The One’s Who Don’t Like How Their Money Was Spent ]

[ How Do You Pick-Up All Of Your Pieces So You Can Make The Necessary Repair? ]
[ When You Look Around ]
[ Is Anybody There? ]

[ Those People Are The Few & Far Between ]
[ You’re More Likely ]
[ To Run Into Someone That’s Mean ]

[ Those Are The One’s That You Step Around ]
[ But If Needed ]
[ You Stand Your Ground ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(1315)▪︎[ Where? … 11•13•2017 ]

[ Today Is A Day Where I Wish I Was Numb ]
[ Most Of These Days I Stay Mum ]

[ Words Swirl Around & ‘Round My Head ]
[ How Much Must I Stay Out Here ]
[ When I’d Rather Be Propped Up With Pillows Instead ]

[ Where Did My Ideas Go? ]
[ They Left Mind Really Slow ]

[ It Wasn’t A Fast Action ]
[ I Am Dumbfounded Like When I Used To Do Fractions ]

[ Doing Things Really Fast ]
[ Is More Than I Can Ask ]

[ For Right Now ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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