(717)▪︎[ Not A Fun Life … 8•26•2021 ]

[ Can You Go Through Life Liking People, But Not Trusting
Anybody @ All? ]
[ It Is Like You Will Take Their Text ]
[ But You Won’t Take Their Call? ]

[ Some People Carry Around A Closed Mind ]
[ Then Are Definitely Not The Trusting Kind ]

[ Most People Want Results ]
[ But Most People Shout Insults ]

[ They Won’t Trust A Single Soul ]
[ They Don’t Put Butter On Their Dinner Roll ]

[ They Feel That They Are Honest To A Fault ]
[ They Don’t Trust The Government Or Banks ]
[ So They Hide It In Their House In A Vault ]

[ Or They Profess ]
[ There Is No Safer Place Than Under Their Mattress ]

[ Do They Trust Family Members? ]
[ Most, No ]
[ Because He Remembers ]

[ Incidents When Someone’s Word Was Not His Word ]
[ Not The First Time Or The Third ]

[ Someone’s Word Is Not What It Used To Be ]
[ If You Don’t Believe That ]
[ You Should Sit Back & See ]

[ Trusting No One, Could Make Your World Extremely Small ]
[ When You Become An Introvert ]
[ Will You Get Tired Of Staring @ The Same Four Walls? ]

[ You Can’t Get Through Life Not Trusting Anyone ]
[ That Kind Of Life, Does Not Sound Fun ]

[ Do They Think That They Would? ]
[ Than They Should ]
[ If They Could ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(714)▪︎[ Make It A … Was … 8•25•2021 ]

[ Thoughts Come Into Your Mind & Just Roll Around ]
[ When They Stop, You Look Inward & Say (HEY, LOOK WHAT
I FOUND!) ]

[ It Was A Thought That Became A Rhyme ]
[ When You Looked @ It, Was It Worth Your Time? ]

[ @ First You Said (NO) But Then You Said (YES) ]
[ You First Thought That It Was Just A Mess ]

[ But Then You Had A Different Thought ]
[ You Thought It Was Just (2) Words ]
[ But Then You Saw What You’ve Got ]

[ It Started Like That, Then It Became This ]
[ Every Now & Then It Becomes A Hit Or Miss ]

[ You Move Them Around ]
[ Then Flip Them Upside Down ]

[ About The Time You Were On The Fence ]
[ It All Started To Make Alot More Sense ]

[ It Was All Because Of You ]
[ Seeing What You Wanted To Do ]

[ But As You Say It Back & Forth ]
[ Did The Thought Go South? ]
[ Or Did It Go North? ]

[ As You Read It With Your Own Two Eyes ]
[ Would This Make More Sense To The Girls? ]
[ Or To The Guys? ]

[ If This Is What You Surmise ]
[ Does This Come Out As A Complete Surprise? ]

[ As You Read Along The Dots ]
[ Does It Start Looking Like A Bunch Of Spots? ]
[ Some Clear ]
[ & Some Looking Like Polka-Dots ]

[ Is Everything Lining Up Right Where You Want It To? ]
[ Are You Going To Use Packaging Tape? ]
[ Or Super Glue? ]

[ Do You Know ]
[ If There Is The Correct Flow? ]

[ Does It Make Ripples In A Calm Pond? ]
[ Or Does It Make Everything In Life Feel All Wrong? ]

[ Nothing Should Play The Role Of The Big Rock ]
[ It Should Not Be As Boring As Listening To The Tic-Toc ]
[ Of The Wall Clock ]

[ If It Does ]
[ Then Hit The Delete Button ]
[ & Make It A (WAS) ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(874)▪︎[ She Did Not Start Out That Way … 10•15•2021 ]

[ Sometimes We Want To Believe People Are Something
That They Are Not ]
[ Especially When They Are Put On The Spot ]

[ By The Time That You Open Up That Gate ]
[ You Then Look Around & Realize That It Was Too Late ]

[ You Let Her In ]
[ Because You Thought That She Would Be A Friend ]

[ She Would Send You A Friendly Text ]
[ & You Would Believe What She Wrote ]
[ Only To Eventually Find That She Talks Out Of Both Sides
Of Her Neck ]

[ You Found Out How She Can Lie Really Smooth ]
[ It Is When She Makes Her Lips Move ]

[ That Was Not Figured Out Early Enough ]
[ Making Her Exit Really Rough ]

[ Why Did She Do, What She Did? ]
[ She Ended Up Acting Like A Spoiled Rotten Little Kid ]

[ Thinking She Has PTSD Because Of Trauma ]
[ It Was More Like She Has Bad Memories ]
[ Of Some Personal Drama ]

[ She Has No Idea What It Feels Like To Experience A
Flashback ]
[ So All That She Does Is Talk Alot Of Smack! ]

[ You Welcomed Her Into Your House ]
[ She Ate Your Food, Accepted Your Gifts ]
[ Then Turned Into Quite The Big Louse ]

[ You Showed Her Empathy ]
[ Now You Would Not Even Show Her An Ounce Of Pity ]

[ One Thing Is Very Sure ]
[ You Have No Idea What Happened Between You & Her ]

[ One Morning You Were This & Then You Were That ]
[ She Changed As Quick As It Takes To Switch A Hat ]

[ You Really Thought That She Was Something ]
[ But Then She Went & Did A Dumb Thing ]

[ Her Personality Hit A Low Note ]
[ When She Went & Rocked The Boat ]

[ Everything She Stood For, She Denied ]
[ When She Abruptly Switched Side ]

[ But, Yes She Is Missed A Day Here & A Day There ]
[ Wherever She Calls Home, You Don’t Know Where ]
[ But Then Again … Most Days You Really Do Not Care ]

[ Oh Well ]
[ Another Effort Shot To Hell ]

[ There Will Be More ]
[ On The Other Side Of Your Front Door ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1296)▪︎[ Go Inside … 11•6•2019 ]

[ When I Pick-Up My Toys & Go Inside ]
[ My Head ]
[ I’m Not Going In There To Hide ]
[ Because I’ve Felt That My Heart Is Dead ]

[ I’ve Gone Inside To Protect Myself From Future Hurt ]
[ That’s Why There’s Nothing Living ]
[ Under My Shirt ]

[ Oh Sure My Body Is Alive ]
[ But My Trust In Others Has Taken A Dive ]

[ It’s Not That I Trust Nobody ]
[ It’s That I Find It Hard To Trust Anybody ]

[ This Apprehension & Distrust Has Been Earned ]
[ From The Many Times That I’ve Been Burned ]

[ Does Everyone Trust Anyone In Their Life? ]
[ Should I Only Trust My Faithful Wife? ]

[ Are There Any Friends Inside This Small Circle Of Mine ]
[ There’s A Few ]
[ Alot Less Than Nine ]
[ But A Couple More Than Two ]

[ One Friend From High School Is My Best ]
[ One Is The Guy Who Trained Me @ Hillcrest ]

[ That Man’s Name Is Nick ]
[ He’s Stood By Me ]
[ Even Through The Tough Years When I Was Sick ]
[ He Never Could Be ]
[ Like ]
[ One Of Those Dicks ]

[ Who Turned Their Backs When I Needed Friends The Most ]
[ One Minute They Were There ]
[ & The Next Minute The Friendship Is As Good As Burnt Toast ]
[ It Seems Like It Wasn’t A Far Reach ]
[ For Them To Turn Into A Ghost ]

[ I Guess They Found My Problems Too Tough To Swallow ]
[ It Proves What I Thought ]
[ Their Miniscule Past Efforts Were Hollow ]

[ They Should Remember The Moral Of The Golden Rule ]
[ (DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WANT THEM TO DO UNTO YOU) ]

[ To Them, It Was A Friendship That Wasn’t Hard ]
[ To Turn Their Backs & Discard ]

[ It Was Easy ]
[ For Them To Act Slimy & Sleazy ]

[ Were They Upfront & Brash ]
[ When They Threw My Name Into The Trash ]

[ I Know That Is Not Why They Did What They Did ]
[ When There Was A Little Controversy ]
[ That’s When They Ran & Hid ]

[ But Nick Has Always Been Honest, Loyal & Upfront ]
[ He Never Sugarcoated Things ]
[ & Bordered On Blunt ]

[ That Is What I Like & Need ]
[ I Like To Grow Honesty After Planting The Seeds ]
[ Nobody Tries To Grow Thorns & Weeds ]

[ I Also Start Questioning My Judgement In The Character
Of Others That Want To Get Close ]
[ As For Backstabbing People ]
[ The Staff @ Hillcrest Gave Me A Huge Dose ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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

[ Just Give Me The Straight News ]
[ & Leave Out Your Own 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 What 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’s Not Too 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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(1311)▪︎[ Hope May Not Be … 11•12•2019 ]

[ Sometimes Hope Is A Terrible Thing To Give ]
[ When Someone Is So Depressed ]
[ They Don’t Want To Be Forced To Live ]

[ Living Is The Last Thing That Is On Their Mind ]
[ If Only They Had The Power To Rewind ]

[ The Quest For Hope ]
[ Can Be Washed Away As Fast ]
[ As Water Washes Away Soap ]

[ They Could Tell You To (SHUT THE FRONT DOOR) ]
[ Because They Don’t Want To Hear Anymore ]
[ Then What Are You Saying That For ]

[ For Recognition? ]
[ For Validation? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1318)▪︎[ Don’t Go That Way … 11•14•2019 ]

[ As I Sit Here Brokenhearted ]
[ I Remember The Day Where We Parted ]

[ That Day Was Not A Day Where I Shined ]
[ That Was When I Felt I Was Left Behind ]

[ You Were Going That Way ]
[ But I Didn’t Want To That Day ]

[ I Thought We’d Be Better Off Going There ]
[ But You Never Listened ]
[ Or Cared ]

[ Later That Day I Tried To Call You On Your Phone ]
[ But The Voice That Answered It Was Not Known ]

[ By Me ]
[ I Just Could Not See ]

[ How Things Got So Messed Up ]
[ When I Heard That Man’s Voice ]
[ I Felt Cut ]

[ To Go Outside Of Our Marriage To Get Some Strange ]
[ That Sure Seems Pre-Arranged ]

[ Since You Were So Fast ]
[ To Put Our Future In Your Past ]

[ You Cut Me Out In Nothing Flat ]
[ There’s No Doubt About That ]
[ So Now Where Are @? ]

[ Is There Even Anything To Save? ]
[ That Would Be Where You Would Have To Behave ]

[ If I Get Even The Smallest Feeling Of Doubt ]
[ Then I Will Walk Out ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(865)▪︎[ Good To See Tonight … 10•12•2021 ]

[ Tonight We All Went Out For A Birthday Dinner For
     Our Son ]
[ He Turned (2) Years Prior Of (21) ]

[ The Food Was Good & Plenty ]
[ I Can’t Believe My Son Is (1) Year Shy Of (20) ]

[ We Had Good Laughs & Really Good Food ]
[ Nobody Said Or Did Anything That Was Misunderstood ]

[ BD Is Growing Up To Be Quite The Adult ]
[ I Hope He Won’t Go Wandering & Join A Cult ]

[ I Try My Best To Be A Good & Fair Dad ]
[ I Don’t Ever Try To Make Anyone Mad ]

[ He Has Kind Of Made It Known ]
[ That He Is Settling Nicely Into His New Home ]

[ He Has (2) Roommates Around The Same Age ]
[ So Far He Has Controlled His Rage ]

[ BD Seems To Have Found His Spot ]
[ (1) Of His Roommates Likes To Watch Movies ALOT! ]

[ When I Have Visited, It Seems To Be Clear ]
[ That They Have A Very Casual Atmosphere ]

[ It Gives Him Room & Time To Grow ]
[ & He Is Able To Get The Answers To Things That He Wants
     To Get To Know ]

[ One Thing I Noticed While Sitting @ The Table ]
[ My Son Is Becoming Strong & Able ]

[ When It Comes To Food He Still Is As Picky As Ever ]
[ So When Can I See Him Eat A Small Dinner Salad? ]
[ I Am Sure The Answer To That Is … NEVER!! ]

[ I Am Sorry For This Kind Of Funny Jab ]
[ Hey When Will You Get A Good Paying Job? ]
[ So Next Time You Can Pick-Up The Tab? ]

[ I Am Sure That Will Come In Time ]
[ He Has Many Other Reasons To Save His Dimes ]

[ Well Last June He Crossed Off Graduating From High
     School On His Long To-Do List ]
[ That Was Definitely Worth A Bump Of The Fist ]

[ But Right Now He Is Working & Taking (2) College Classes ]
[ He Needs To Keep His Eyes On His Homework ]
[ & Away From That Co-Ed That Is Batting Her Eyelashes ]

[ Nah, Maybe He Will Find A Girl Who Will Become Important In
     His Life ]
[ But Hey Slow Down Now ]
[ He Is Way To Young To Make That First Girlfriend His Wife! ]

[ I Do Wish Someday That He Will Find As Great Of A Woman As I
     Have Found In His Mom ]
[ After 25+ Years Of Marriage, I Still Think She’s Da Bomb! ]

[ I Do Hope That He Will Get Lucky Like That ]
[ Always Remember To Be Polite Around ALL Women By Giving
     Them A Tip Of Your Hat ]

[ Well Son, It Was Good To Break Bread With You Tonight ]
[ Always Remember That I Love You ]
[ Everytime I Text You Goodnight ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(864)▪︎[ Oh No, Portland!! … 10•12•2021 ]

[ Oh No, All Of The People Up In Portland, OR Are Up In Arms ]
[ Defunding The Portland Police Department Only Caused
The City Harm ]

[ Please Excuse Me For Saying This ]
[ Portland Politicians Should Beware Of What They Wish ]

[ For ]
[ Or Want Anymore ]

[ What The Hell Did They Think Would Happen In The Streets? ]
[ People Would Come Downtown For The Eats? ]

[ They Disbanded The Unit That Handled Violent Street Crimes ]
[ So Out From The Gutter, Came Dirt & Grime ]

[ People Are Going Crazy Using Their Gun ]
[ They Feel That Shooting @ Innocent Bystanders Is Alot Of Fun ]

[ Target Practice If You Will ]
[ Because Some Of These Guys, Do Not Care Who They Kill ]

[ Who Came Up With The Bright Idea To Pull Up In Their Car
& Park ]
[ When It Is Pitch Dark ]

[ & Shoot Up A House ]
[ 30 Or 40 Bullets ]
[ They Don’t Care If You Are There Relaxing With Your Child
& Spouse ]

[ Shoot & Empty The Clip ]
[ Eject Your Clip ]

[ Reload & Continue ]
[ All Because They Defunded The Men & Women In Blue ]

[ Thank You Councilwoman Hardesty For This Bright Idea That
You Had ]
[ Does She Think That This Stupid Idea Turned Out Bad? ]

[ It Does Not Take A Person To Be Very Smart ]
[ To See That This Was A Hugely Bad Idea, From The Very Start ]

[ So She Thinks That If A Man Was Emotionally Distraught &
Was Threatening People With A Gun, Just Wants To Talk? ]
[ & If You Send A Counselor Up There ]
[ They Would Put Their Guns Down & Come Out For A Casual
Walk? ]

[ So The Secret Is To Send An Unarmed Professional Into A
Highly Dangerous Situation? ]
[ & What Would You Call This Profession? ]

[ A Sucker? ]
[ A Ducker? ]

[ Learning How To Duck Would Be A Must ]
[ Trying To Predict The Future Was A Bust ]

[ Did The Politicians In Portland Really Think That Everything
Would Turn Out Good? ]
[ When Have Bullets Been Misunderstood? ]

[ Shootings In Portland Have Been @ An All-Time High ]
[ Only The Blindfolded People Are Asking (HOW?) (WHY?) ]

[ Did Those Politicians Even Take The Time To Think? ]
[ When There Are No Police In The Streets, There Will Be A
Tremendously High Crime Rate ]
[ Or Did They Just Go Out For Drinks? ]

[ There Are Now Lots Of Shootings ]
[ & Alot Of Lootings ]

[ When There Are No Police Around, Criminals Run Amuck ]
[ They Have Guns To Shoot ]
[ So Everybody Walking Around Downtown Portland Better
Learn To Duck ]

[ How Can Portland Turn This Around After Making (DEFUND
THE POLICE) Their Taunt? ]
[ People Should Think Things Through ]
[ They Just May Get The Negative Results Of What They Want! ]

[ Because Those People Opened Their Mouth ]
[ I Will Continue Stay In A Safe City Just A Little Bit South ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(468)▪︎[ The Question Is (WHEN?) … 6•4•2021 ]

[ When Can Someone Say That They Are Successful? ]
[ When Their Cupboards & Belly Are Full? ]

[ Would It Be From The Adulation That They Receive? ]
[ From The People Who Follow Them & Believe? ]

[ Alot Of Success Has To Come From The Gratification
From Others ]
[ It Doesn’t Come From Your Wife Or Your Fake Mother ]

[ Sometimes You Have To Seek Outside Approval Because
Looking In The Mirror Is Not Enough ]
[ The Mirror Can Show You When That Day Has Been Rough ]

[ Money In The Bank Does Not Always Equate To Having
A Great Life ]
[ Right Now, It Does Not Even Equate To Having A Loyal
Wife ]

[ Because A Life Cannot Always Be Made From A Checkbook ]
[ Sometimes You Have To Lift Your Head To Look ]

[ The Picture You Might See Is Not Always Rosy ]
[ The House That You Wake-Up In May Not Be So Cozy ]

[ Anymore ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]