(1014)▪︎[ The Telephone … 12•3•2021 ]

[ Some People Talk, But They Don’t Risk ]
[ They Only Sit Back & Wish ]

[ They Talk A Good Game ]
[ & Are Quick To Point Out Who Is To Blame ]

[ Without Any Witnesses Or Facts ]
[ They Never See How Someone Acts ]

[ A Bad Reputation Follows Them In Every Story ]
[ Even Though The Person Is Not Telling Something ]
[ & Then Expecting The Glory ]

[ These People Sit Back & Point ]
[ Than, When They Are All Alone ]
[ Making Accusations While Smoking A Joint ]

[ The Telephone Is The Weapon Of The 20th Century ]
[ It Is Used Unnecessarily ]

[ People Can Make Accusations From Anywhere In The World ]
[ Even Saying That Man Touched That Girl ]

[ They Like To Be Mean ]
[ Even Though They Had Never Walked A Scene ]

[ They Won’t Ever Sit Down & Wince ]
[ When They Are Never Shown Any Evidence ]

[ Accusations Are In Their Wheelhouse ]
[ They Even Go Against The Opinion Of Their Spouse ]

[ Spouses Try To Keep Them From Making Mistakes ]
[ & They Help When They Have Tremors ]
[ & Shakes ]

[ They Know That Karma Comes In All Shapes & Sizes ]
[ It Can Come Full On In Front ]
[ Or Have Clever Disguises ,]

[ They Say (THAT KARMA IS A BITCH ) ]
[ When It Comes To Murphys Law ]
[ You Have To Figure Out Which Is Which ]

[ Those People Think That When They Talk ]
[ It Should Always Be Done ]
[ That Is When Others Balk ]
[ Then Turn & Run ]

[ Maybe The Phone Is Not A Weapon @ All ]
[ Oh Hang On For A Minute ]
[ While I Take This Call ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1013)▪︎[ Afraid … 12-3-2021 ]

[ You Are Afraid Of How You Would React ]
[ You KNOW How You Are Supposed To Act ]

[ Bold & Strong ]
[ You Are Supposed To Act, Like There Is Nothing Wrong ]

[ This Isn’t A Movie, So You Don’t Have Many Takes ]
[ There Are No (DO OVERS) If You Make Mistakes ]

[ Tears Will Not Be Welcomed ]
[ You Really Should Apologize If You Were To Say Something
Dumb ]

[ What Do You Talk About? ]
[ You Definitely Cannot Pout ]

[ It Is Well Known ]
[ That If You Pout ]
[ You Are Sent Home ]

[ None OfTheir Family Wants You To Bring Your Dark Cloud
Into Their House ]
[ It Is Loud ]
[ So Now You Have To Be As Quiet As A Mouse ]

[ Not A Dirty Rat ]
[ But Then You Would Need A Wild Cat ]

[ Then Cats Have Fleas ]
[ They Would Stay Without Saying (THANK YOU) or (PLEASE) ]

[ You Won’t Know How Many Times You Will Be Able To See
Your Best Friend This Coming Year ]
[ When She Leaves ]
[ How Would You Stop Your Tears? ]

[ If She Knew This, Was What You Are Thinking ]
[ She Would Put You In Your Place, Without Blinking ]

[ She Was (1) Of The Best Things That Ever Happened In Your
Life ]
[ The Only (1) Who Has Ever Been Above Her, Is Your Wife ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1011)▪︎[ Thank You, Best Friend … 12•2•2021 ]

[ You Are About To Lose Your Best Friend & You Do Not
     Know What To Do ]
[ Time Won’t Stand Still For You ]

[ Even Though You Wish Upon Wishes That Time Would Not
     Fly By ]
[ You Know That It Will ]
[ & You Won’t Have The Ability To Ask Why ]

[ Father Time Will Not Halt A Tic Tok For Anyone ]
[ Because Watching The Seconds Fly By Is Not Very Fun ]

[ You Could Be In Denial ]
[ For Awhile ]

[ You Could Sit Down & Take The Battery Out Of A Clock ]
[ Then Actually Feel Like You Put A Halt ]
[ To Your Life’s Real Tik Tok ]

[ That Would Be Denial In The 4th Degree ]
[ How Would That Feel ]
[ Do You Feel Free? ]

[ Your Best Friend’s Body Has Been Taken Over By Cancer ]
[ Some People Say That Everything Happens For A Reason ]
[ Okay, What Is The Reason, When Can I Hear That Answer? ]

[ This Will Leave Such A Void ]
[ In Your Life ]
[ This Is Something That You Wish You Could Avoid ]

[ No One Will Take Your Best Friend’s Place ]
[ That Choice Would Never Be Made In Haste ]

[ No One Will Ever ]
[ You Can Only Wish That Your Memories Could Last Forever ]

[ You Don’t Have A Negative Memory With Your Friend ]
[ There Is Not A Single Event To Defend ]

[ The Sun Setting @ The Beach Will Always Be A Special Memory ]
[ We Did That Twice ]
[ We Were Never In A Hurry ]

[ Time Did Not Matter On Those Days ]
[ We Liked To Sit & Watch The Waves ]

[ That Was When Time Slowed Down ]
[ & The Sun Was All Around ]

[ The Air Felt Warm With Barely A Breeze ]
[ & We Did What We Pleased ]

[ Great Memories In Your Memory Bank ]
[ & You Have Your Best Friend To Thank ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1009)▪︎[ What Is This Reason? … 11•30•2021 ]

[ Well That Was Something That You Never Expected ]
[ Was There A Sign That You Neglected? ]

[ Your Best Friend Just Talked To You On The Phone ]
[ & Told You Something That Was Previously Unknown ]

[ You Never Knew That Her Cancer Was That Bad ]
[ It Would Be A Huge Understatement To Say That You Were A
Little Sad ]

[ A Little Bit? ]
[ Holy Shit! ]

[ It Was A Kick In The Butt ]
[ It Was Also A Punch To The Gut ]

[ You Don’t Want To Feel This Broken ]
[ You Don’t Want Your Best Friend Taken ]

[ She Is So Important In Your Life ]
[ The Most Important Person, Behind Your Wife ]

[ Your Best Friend Has The Biggest Balls Of Anyone That You
Have Ever Met ]
[ She Has Taught You To How To Have Your Own Big Set ]

[ It Has Helped You & Your Marriage Tremendously ]
[ You Will Miss Her Tremendously ]

[ Your Love & Support For Her Is Off The Chart ]
[ Right Now You Have A Broken Heart ]

[ You Don’t Want Someone Coming Up To You & Tell You That
Everything Happens For A Reason ]
[ Really? ]
[ WTF Is This Reason? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1005)▪︎[ That One Man … 11•29•2021 ]

[ A Wise Man Once Said That (YOU CAN’t TELL SOMEONE TO
     BE HONEST & FAIR, UNTIL YOU ARE THAT WAY WITH
     YOURSELF) ]
[ Sometimes You Are Always Looking Out For Somebody
     Else ]

[ You Take The Fall ]
[ For Things That You Weren’t Part Of, @ All ]

[ When Are Going To Give The Man You See In The Mirror
A Break ]
[ He Can Do More You Than Grill You A Nice Steak ]

[ That Man Has Tried To Solve Your Problems All Of Your
Life ]
[ Why Do You Hold Him Hostage, With A Knife? ]

[ He Knows All Your Lows & Highs ]
[ He Feels Happy When Someone New Says (HI) ]
[ He Feels Your Sadness When Someone Says (GOODBYE) ]

[ The Man Is Very Astute To Your Needs & Wants ]
[ He Is Good @ Knowing What Are The Facts ]
[ & What Are The Taunts ]

[ He Knows You Inside & Out ]
[ He Tries To Hold You Up When You Have Doubt ]

[ That Guy Trusts You 100% Of The Time ]
[ & He Tries To See All Angles When You Want Spend A Dime ]

[ He Gives You The Support, When You Are In Need ]
[ & When You Used To Drive ]
[ He Was The One That Controlled Your Speed ]

[ He Goes With You Wherever You Go ]
[ Before You Realize It ]
[ He Would Know ]

[ He Is The One Man That Shows ]
[ That The World Does Not End @ The Tip Of Your Nose ]

[ He Would Emphasize That The More You Make ]
[ The Less You Need Or Should Take ]

[ You Have Heard From A Very Young Age That (GIVING) ]
[ (IS LIVING) ]

[ & ]

[ (LYING) ]

[ (IS) ]

[ (DYING) ]

[ He Tries To Keep You On The Honest Side ]
[ You Don’t Want Someone From Your Past ]
Jumping Out Of The Gutter & Saying That You Lied ]

[ You Need To Go Through Him Everytime That You Think ]
[ He Fully Endorsed Your Change In Favorite Color ]
[ From Red To Pink ]

[ The Man That Reflects In The Mirror Does Things That You
Don’t Always See ]
[ He Comes With The Best Sales Tag ]
[ Because, He Works For Free ]

[ He Doesn’t Always Agree With Your Decisions, But He Always
Sees Them Through ]
[ Because The Man In The Mirror ]
[ Will Always Be You ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1004)▪︎[ It Is A Gift … 11•28•2021 ]

[ Alot Of People Go Around Their Problems In Life ]
[ Very Few Cut Right Through Those Problems With A Sharp
Knife ]

[ Instead Of Laying In Their Beds ]
[ The Very Few ]
[ Cut Those Issues To Shreds ]

[ They Persevere In The Face Of Danger ]
[ They Would Not Put Their Fate, In The Hands, Of A Life Changer ]

[ Usually Life Changes From Bad To Worse ]
[ They Don’t Want To Hurry For That Ride In A Hearse ]

[ They Don’t Have To Worry About How They Look In That
Final Suit ]
[ They Won’t Have A Say In Wearing Their Van’s Or Their Boots ]

[ No One Says That When Those Who Perseve Live Longer ]
[ They Never Said That ]
[ But Those That Do, Are Usually, Mentally Stronger ]

[ Those That Give Up, Don’t Thrive ]
[ It Had Been Years Since Their Lives Had Been In Drive ]

[ When They Give Up, They Die A Little Bit Inside, Every Day ]
[ They Don’t Know How To Live The Courageous Way ]

[ They Are Used To When They Meet Up With Danger ]
[ They Would React With Anger ]

[ When They Are Angry They Don’t Think, They React ]
[ & The (FIGHT or FLIGHT) Pushes Its Way In ]
[ Then Sometimes They Think That It Would Be Better To Attack ]

[ Without Thought ]
[ Because They Were Put On The Spot ]

[ They Don’t Think Things Through ]
[ When It Came To Options ]
[ They Might Find That They Had Quite A Few ]

[ Being Able To Face Their Problems Head On, Can’t Be Taught,
Because It Is A Gift ]
[ It Is Not To Cause A Rift ]
[ It Is Done To Maybe Give Others, A Much Needed Lift ]

[ It Is One Thing To Die & Get To Ride In That Hearse ]
[ They Say That Living Like You Are Dying Could Be Alot Worse ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(992)▪︎[ Which Direction? … 11•23•2021 ]

[ Some People Say That The Direction Of Your Life Could
     Be Predicated On Whose Crotch You Come Out Of ]
[ Maybe You Will Be Taken & Put In The Foster Care System ]
[ Or Showered With Love ]

[ As You Grow, You Are Listening & Learning ]
[ There Is A Drive, Inside Of You, That Is On Fire ]
[ & It Is Up To You, To Keep It Burning ]

[ You Touch The Hot Stove, Just Once, Not Twice ]
[ You Learn Your Manners ]
[ To Always Be Thankful & Nice ]

[ It Is Important Where You Live ]
[ Does Everyone Take Not Give? ]

[ Some Ask That If You Are On The Wrong Tracks Or The River ]
[ Are You Capable Of Being A Giver? ]

[ For Some Kids, Their Futures Are Wide Open & Bright ]
[ Other Kids Cannot Do Anything Right ]

[ Their Futures Are Not Bright & Open ]
[ They Know That Something Life Changing Will Happen ]
[ But They Don’t Know When ]

[ Those Kids Do Not Know How To Get Out ]
[ Of There Situation Or Neighborhood ]
[ So Their Future Is Filled With Alot Of Doubt ]

[ Kids There, Know That There Are (3) Directions ]
[ Sports, Military Or Adult Corrections ]

[ Oh There Is One Quick Way To Death ]
[ Getting Addicted To Crack, Heroin Or Meth ]

[ People Don’t Live To Be Very Old In Some Neighborhoods ]
[ Things Were Not Always Bad ]
[ It Isn’t Always Good ]

[ Very Few Businesses Come Into That Area, So They Are Not
     Given Many Chances ]
[ Because It Was Dangerous ]
[ They Rarely Experienced High School Dances ]

[ It Is Like They Say In Real State (LOCATION, LOCATION,
     LOCATION) ]
[ Of Where You Grow To Get Your Education ]

[ Education, Is Another Way ]
[ To Some Day ]
[ Get Away ]

[ Education, Is A Wonderful Way To Travel ]
[ Or You Could Make A Living, Shoveling Gravel ]

[ Shoveling Gravel, Could Help You Have An Okay Lifestyle ]
[ Helping Your Finances For Awhile ]

[ Being Birthed By The Wrong Woman Or In The Place Really
     Matters ]
[ Sometimes Society Could Leave Someone’s Life In Tatters ]
[ Then You Hope You Could Lower The Number Of Batters ]

[ Because Less Would Feel Like More ]
[ Once You Open The Door ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(993)▪︎[ Nobody In Society Would … 11•23•2021 ]

[ Is It Possible To Have Peace Out In Our Society ]
[ When Some People Seek Notoriety ]

[ They Make Their Monetary Gain ]
[ Through Others Pain ]

[ They Care Nothing For Others ]
[ They Would Even Use Their Sisters & Brothers ]

[ Climbing Financial Hurdles By Going Over Their Subordinates
     Backs ]
[ They Don’t Care Who They Bowl Over During Their Attacks ]

[ Taking Over Companies Then Selling The Pieces Off ]
[ Not Caring Who Gets Lost ]

[ About 3% Of The Population Actually Controls What
     People Do, Eat Or Buy ]
[ That’s Why Alot Of People Thinks (THE AMERICAN DREAM )
     Is A Lie ]

[ Most Of Society Cannot Afford To Get A House ]
[ Even When They Take Their Paycheck & They Combine It With Their
     Spouse ]

[ Starting A Business Now ]
[ Does Not Come With Instructions About How ]

[ Some Just Wouldn’t ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(990)▪︎[ Hold Yourself In Check … 11•23•2021 ]

[ Did You Know ]
[ That Satan Had Found An Open Window ]

[ & He Is Climbing In ]
[ He Just Wants A Good View, Of When You Sin ]

[ Satan Is Really Good @ Waiting ]
[ Happily Negating ]

[ What You Really Want ]
[ Because When People Hear That There Is Something Called
     (THE AMERICAN DREAM) ]
[ They Don’t Know That Is A Taunt ]

[ The Actual Ability To Even Afford (THE AMERICAN DREAM)
     Stopped Decades Ago ]
[ No Wonder That You Did Not See It ]
[ Because It Did Not Go By, Very Slow ]

[ If Went By So Fast ]
[ No Wonder You Could Not See It Go Past ]

[ When Satan Comes In The House ]
[ It Can Change Your Spouse ]

[ So Much So, You Would Not Recognize Her ]
[ You Think That You Would ]
[ But You Are Not Sure ]
[ If You Could ]

[ It Is ALL In The Eyes ]
[ There Is No More Sense Of Surprise ]

[ There ]
[ & It Gives You A Scare ]

[ Satan Could Change What Was Right, Into What Is Now Wrong?
[ But Then That Also Meant He Could Change What Was Once
      Wrong Into What Is Right? ]
[ Is He That Strong? ]

[ Yes He Is ]
[ Just Ask Those Kids ]

[ People Save For Years, Just To Be Told (NO) ]
[ You Are Telling The Banker About Saving ]
[ Just To Have The Banker Say (SO!) ]

[ When You Want To Reach Across His Expensive Desk ]
[ & Grab His Skinny Neck ]
[ You Hold Yourself In Check ]

[ So You Stand & Say Thank You ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(979)▪︎[ Brand New Days … 11•19•2021 ]

[ Sometimes When You Sit Down & Give Your Thoughts A
Gaze ]
[ You Are Amazed ]

[ Amazed That You Could Ever Put Them In A Straight Line ]
[ You Always Want To Get (10) In Each Row ]
[ But You Can Only Get To (9) ]

[ There Is Always (1) That Won’t Cooperate ]
[ That Is The (1) That Is Always In A Disruptive State ]

[ But You Must Go On ]
[ When You Wait For Just (1) ]
[ The Wait Is Too Long ]

[ You Must Walk Towards The Sun Rise ]
[ Everybody That Has Good Intentions ]
[ Thinks That Is Wise ]

[ The Sun Rise Is Where The Day Starts ]
[ That Is Too Bad That You Can’t Get Parts ]
[ Of The Sun, In Carts ]

[ To Help You All Throughout The Day ]
[ Nothing Starts The Days, Like The Suns Ray’s ]

[ When The Sun Rises, Everything Starts Anew ]
[ That Is For Everyone ]
[ Not Just A Few ]

[ When The Sun Rises The Birds Come Out ]
[ Sunshine Brings Joy ]
[ Not Doubt ]

[ It Means That You Have Survived The Dark ]
[ The Morning Means That You Have Been Given A Second Chance
To Make Your Mark ]

[ Come Out To Lead ]
[ Those In Need ]

[ Make Your Own Path Through The Woods ]
[ Work Through The (COULDS & SHOULDS) ]

[ Those Are The Words That Stop Most People In Their Tracks ]
[ They Constantly Look Over Their Shoulders For Surprise
Attacks ]

[ Nobody Seems Stable Where They Stand ]
[ Who Takes Command? ]

[ The Unknown ]
[ Has Not Been Shown ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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