(513)▪︎[ Life … 6•23•2021 ]

[ What Makes The World Go ‘Round For You These Days? ]
[ Is It Being Able To Touch Others In Different Ways? ]

[ Are You The Friend & Protector, So Others Can Feel Safe? ]
[ From Assaults, Robberies & Rape? ]

[ Are You The Rock? ]
[ Because You Have A Good Shoulder To Lean On Around
     The Clock? ]

[ Who Listens To You When You Need To Talk? ]
[ Do You Have To Go Outside & Write ( S.O.S. ) In Chalk? ]

[ To Get Someone’s Attention? ]
[ Is That The Only Way That You Are Able To Get Some
     Affection? ]

[ What Is Your Calling In Life? ]
[ What Do You See As Your Guiding Light? ]
[ Who Was The Person That Taught You Wrong From Right? ]

[ You Cannot Sit Back & Expect The World To Come @ You ]
[ Sometimes You Get As Much As You Do ]
[ Not As Much As You Think That You Are Due ]

[ There Is A Big Problem ]
[ When Some Sit Back & Think That The World Should Go To
     Them ]

[ The World Does Not Owe You A Dime ]
[ & You Cannot Ever Stock Up On Time ]

[ One Continuum In Life Is That Time Never Stops ]
[ & Everybody Drops ]

[ It Is Just A Matter Of When ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(160)▪︎[ The Little Old Lady … 2•22•2021 ]

[ One Day Old Mother Hubbard ]
[ Went & Opened Her Cupbourds ]

[ Only To Find It Completely Bare ]
[ Of Socks ]
[ Or Underwear ]
[ Since She Had No Food, That Is What She Tried To
     Put In There ]

[ Because Of The Shortages Of Food ]
[ @ The Supermarket ]
[ It Always Put Her In An Extremely Bad Mood ]

[ Food Has Become Scarce, Especially Of Her Favorite
     Vegetables ]
[ Only The Earliest Shoppers Were Able ]

[ To Get What They Wanted ]
[ Then Would Come Outside Towards The Line To Get In ]
[ & Be Happy & Walk Away After They Taunted ]

[ Every Person In Line ]
[ Messing With Everyone’s Mind ]

[ So The Old Lady Went To Her Neighbor, Scooby-Doo ]
[ When He Opened The Door, She Said ( HI, I AM YOUR
     NEIGHBOR, THE ONE WHO LIVES IN THE SHOE ) ]

[ Scooby-Doo Said ( YES I KNOW WHO YOU ARE ) ]
[ ( YOU ARE THE LADY WHO OWNS THAT BEAUTIFUL
     CAR ) ]

[ She Said, ( YES, DID YOU KNOW? ) ]
[ ( THAT IT IS A ’65 GTO? ) ]

[ After Making Some Small Talk ]
[ Then Getting The Food That She Came There For ]
[ She Set Out For Walk ]
[ Back To Her Front Door ]

[ Then Fred & Barney Drove By Really Fast ]
[ She Thought ( THEY ARE SUCH THE CUTE COUPLE ) ]
[ She Was Glad That Fred Could Get Over Barney’s
     Abusive Past ]
[ & Many Years Ago She Was Skeptical That Their
     Marriage Would Ever Last ]

[ She Was Glad That They Got Away From Those Cheating ]
[ & Thieving ]

[ Wives ]
[ Once Those Two Became Neighbors ]
[ They Started To Ruin Fred & Barney’s Lives ]

[ & Pebbles Used To Be Such The Cute & Well Behaved
     Child ]
[ But Once Wilma Got Custody Of Her In The Divorce ]
[ She Started Doing Drugs & Running Around Being Wild ]

[ But Bam Bam Turned Out To Be A Very Upstanding
    Guy ]
[ He’s The Kind Of Man That Would Never Steal Or Lie ]

[ Then On Her Way Home ]
[ She Walked By Several Neighbors That She Did Not Know ]

[ One Of Them Seemed Lazy ]
[ One Of Them Looked Shady ]
[ & The Other One Acted All Out Crazy ]

[ When The Old Lady Got Back To Her Shoe, She Put Her
     Groceries On The Bare Shelves ]
[ If & When She Replaces Her Underwear & Socks ]
[ She Would Put Them Somewhere Else ]

[ It Was Amazing What Scooby-Doo Put In A Bag For Her ]
[ Once She Gets Her SSI Disability Check ]
[ She Will Make Him A Dinner, That’s For Sure ]

[ When She Held Her Full Cupboards Open, She Was Amazed @ The
     Sight ]
[ She Thought That She Would Cook A Good Meal For Scooby-
     Doo Tomorrow Night ]

[ But Then She Heard Someone Banging On The Front Door ]
[ & She Wondered Who Could That Be ]
[ So She Grabbed Her Mossburg Double Barreled Shotgun &
     Walked Across The Floor ]
[ To Look Through The Peephole To See ]

[ It Was A Very Drunk Easter Bunny That Was Kicking The Door
     With His Big Feet ]
[ He Was Drunk & He Had The Wrong House ]
[ Since He Lived Around The Corner On A Different Street ]

[ But She Still Invited Him For A Good Meal ]
[ & When She Was Cooking ]
[ She Dumped A Whole Bottle Of Poison On The Veal ]

[ She Sat Down To Wait ]
[ As He Ate ]

[ The Poison Finally Worked & He Slumped Over Dead On His
     Seat ]
[ I Guess He Needed To Be Aware Of What He Would Eat ]

[ The Old Lady Remembered That The Easter Bunny Never Paid Back
     A Single One Of His Loans ]
[ When The Bills Came Due 3 Months Ago ]
[ She Almost Lost Everything She Owned ]

[ So She Has Always Gone By The Saying That ( REVENGE IS
     BETTER WHEN SERVED COLD ) ]
[ When She Looked Down @ The Dead Bunny ]
[ She Quietly Said ( YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD ) ]
[ ( TO ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU’re TOLD! ) ]

[ So When The Old Lady Had The Help Of Her 3 Eldest
    Children ]
[ It Was No Problem ]
[ To Drag Him ]
[ Into The Back Yard By The Huge Garden ]

[ Then They All Got Their Shovels To Dig A Fourth Grave ]
[ All Of The Money Their Mother Gives Them, They Like To Save ]

[ Once A Month The Old Lady Takes Them To The Store To Buy
     New Toys ]
[ She Loved To Hear Their Laughter & Joy ]

[ Since This Is The Fourth Grave It Was Not All That Hard ]
[ & There Is Room For Plenty More Since They Have A Big Back
     Yard ]

[ The Other Graves Belong To The Three Little Grown-Up Pigs ]
[ She Found Out Their Marijuana Growing Operation Was Getting
     Really Big ]

[ & They Told The Little Old Lady That They Didn’t Care ]
[ To Share ]

[ So She Invited The Whole Troop ]
[ Over For Dinner ]
[ & She Served Them Each, A Big Bowl Of Poisoned Tomato
     Soup ]
    
[ The Biggest Little Pig Was The One That Dropped  Last ]
[ The Other Two Went Really Fast ]

[ When The FBI Goes Looking For The Fourth Missing Man In A
     Month ]
[ Nobody Talks To Them ]
[ So It Makes Things Tough ]

[ All They Know Is That Four Men Have Gone Missing In This
     Close Knit Neighborhood ]
[ & The Chances Of Solving The Cases Does Not Look Very
     Good ]

[ 4 Down, But There Is Still One More Chump ]
[ That She Wants To Add ]
[ An Eyesore Of A House Across The Street Hides An Extremely
     Horrible Man Called Donald Trump ]
[ & What Really Doesn’t Sound Too Bad ]
[ Is If She Could Pull Off The Ultimate Bonus ]
[ By Adding Every Single Person That Calls Him Dad ]

[ But Then Will She Stop? ]
[ Making Men In The Neighborhood Drop? ]

[ That Still Remains To Be Seen ]
[ Because The Choices Are Getting Pretty Lean ]

[ But The Neighbors Never Think That It Is A Big Loss ]
[ When Men Disappear ]
[ After Picking That Sweet Old Lady To Cross ]

[ She Is The Protector Of Them All ]
[ Because When Or If Something Goes Wrong ]
[ All They Have To Do Is Give That Sweet Old Lady A Call ]

[ & Just Like The Old Lady Is Good @ Bowling ]
[ A Simple Call To Her Gets The Ball Rolling ]

[ When The Little Old Lady Moved In More Than (40) Years
     Ago ]
[ She Wanted All Her Neighbors To Know ]

[ Nobody Messes With Her Or Her Friends ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(520)▪︎[ A Happy Marriage … 6•26•2021 ]

[ Being ½ Of A Successful Marriage Partnership Has Been The
     Hardest Job You Have Ever Had ]
[ Though Alot More Rewarding Than Your Failed Aatempt @
     Being A Dad ]

[ You Can’t Make Somebody Love You ]
[ No Matter How Hard You Try ]
[ & No Matter What You Do ]

[ In A Marriage You Get What You Give ]
[ It All Depends On How You Want To Live ]

[ Peace & Harmony Are Two Important Ingredients To Work
     For ]
[ If You Don’t Have That For The Majority Of The Time ]
[ Someone Would Be Headed For The Door ]

[ One Thing That People Say ]
[ Is That You Don’t Want To Be Mad @ Each Other @ The End Of
     The Day ]

[ That Is Nearly Impossible To Happen ]
[ Once Something Is Said … ]
[ Then … ]

[ An Argument Is Hard To Stop ]
[ A Subject That You Are Talking About Is Hard To Drop ]

[ Being Understanding & Having Patience Are A Must ]
[ (2) Very Important Tasks Is To Give & Have Trust ]

[ ( HELLO ) Turns To Like Then Turns To Love ]
[ A Committment Is Made That Is Tight As A Glove ]

[ Through The Years Each Other Goes Through Changes
     But They Always Need To Adjust As They Come ]
[ Never, You Say Never, Call Your Spouse Dumb ]

[ It Is Imperative ]
[ That In Stressful Times, You Need To Get Creative ]

[ Understand That Each Of You Comes With Emotional
     Baggage & Faults ]
[ Always Give From The Heart ]
[ & Show More Emotions Than A Robot ]

[ Celibrate Milestones & Never Forget Birthdays Or The     
     Anniversary Of Your Wedding Day ]
[ Stick Together Through The Good & The Bad ]
[ & … Stay ]

[ You Are 25 Years In ]
[ & You Would Do All Of This All Over Again & Again ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(507)▪︎[ The Round File … 6•21•2021 ]

[ Sometimes It Seems That We Have Become A ( THROW-
     AWAY ) Society Now ]
[ Some People Want To Change This ]  
[ But They Do Not Know How ]

[ It Started With The Throw-Away ( BIC LIGHTER ) Invention ]
[ Now There Is No Prevention ]

[ From Having That Kind Of Thinking To Roll Into Other Aspects
     In Our Lives ]
[ It Even Causes Problems With How People Drive ]
[ & In The Container That Something Arrives ]

[ Now Marriages Are Thrown Out With The Dirty Bath
     Water ]
[ Marriage Is Easy When Things Are Warm & Fuzzy ]
[ No One Wants To Stand In There When Anything Gets Hotter ]

[ It Is Easy To See Things That Are Right ]
[ When The Spouses Are Not In A Fight ]

[ It Is Easy To Be Strong ]
[ When You Do Not See Anything Wrong ]

[ Of Course ]
[ The Worse ]
[ Word Uttered During A Marriage Is ( DIVORCE ) ]

[ A Marriage Of (1), (2) Or (5) Years ]
[ Ends In Tears ]

[ Because Couples Go Into A Marriage Looking For Their Quickest Way Out ]
[ You Cannot Stand Up @ The Alter During Your Ceremony
     With Your Mind Full Of Doubt ]

[ In A Throw Away Society Nothing Or Nobody Is Sacred ]
[ So Everybody Is Afraid ]

[ Of Being Round Filed ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(511)▪︎[ Doing What? … 6•22•2021 ]

[ Live, Laugh Cry ]
[ The First Two Seem Doable ]
[ But The Third One You Have To Ask ( WHY? ) ]

[ Because It Is Inevitable ]
[ You Collapse On The Kitchen Table ]

[ After All The Fun Stops ]
[ The Smiles Drop ]

[ Do You Have A Strong Shoulder To Lean On? ]
[ Or Is It Gone? ]

[ Ran Away To Look For One Of Their Own ]
[ Leaving You All Alone ]

[ Again ]

[ But You Are A Rock ]
[ You Are The Strongest Around ]
[ But Sometimes, Not Clear Around The Clock ]

[ You Rebound Better Than Most ]
[ You Are Like The Best Setting For Toast ]

[ Done, But Not Burnt ]
[ Even Though You Are Normally The Rock ]
[ Words Can Still Hurt ]

[ Others Usually See The Live & Laugh ]
[ They Don’t See The Cry When Hurtful Comments ]
[ Cut You In Half ]

[ You Keep That Calm, Cool Look On Your Face ]
[ All The While Standing Tall & Proud In Place ]

[ Live, Laugh, Cry One After The Other ]
[ After One, Wait For Another ]

[ Just Don’t Give Up & Let The Cry Piece Bring You Down ]
[ Walk Around Being The Smiling Clown ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(516)▪︎[ No Such Thing … 6•24•2021 ]

[ Do You Believe In The Knight In Shining Armor Riding
     In To Save The Day? ]
[ If So … In What Way? ]

[ That Whole Fairy Tale Scenario Just Doesn’t Work In
     Situations As Yours ]
[ You Couldn’t Even Buy Some Luck ]
[ In Any Of The Convenience Stores ]

[ Luck By-Passes You @ Every Turn ]
[ Some Of Your Friends Worry About Your Choices Of
     Things ]
[ Because They Are Always Afraid That You Won’t Ever
     Learn ]

[ From Any Of Your Past Mistakes ]
[ You Always Find People That Love That You Are So Giving ]
[ & All They Do Is Take ]

[ You Need To Be Able To Live ]
[ Surrounded By Others That Give ]

[ Sometimes It Is Okay To Not Be Okay ]
[ It Is Alright If You Don’t Know How To Play ]

[ Sometimes It Is Normal To Be Off Your Rocker ]
[ But You Should Not Put Your Sanity Into A Bus Locker ]

[ & Then Go Back Once In Awhile For A Big Dose Of Sanity ]
[ Your Life Has Never Been Filled With An Overabundance Of
     Vanity ]

[ So Being Vain ]
[ Was Never Part Of The Game ]

[ That Is Why You Were Looked @ As An Odd Duck ]
[ That Could Be Why You Are Surrounded By A Lifetime
     Of Bad Luck ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(515)▪︎[ Turbulent Times … 6•24•2021 ]

[ In Today’s Turbulent Times, It Is Okay To Feel Kind Of
     Lost ]
[ It Is Okay To Feel A Little Off ]

[ What Is Considered The Norm? ]
[ In Today’s Ever Changing World ]
[ How Does Someone Conform ]

[ To What, To Whom? ]
[ If You Pause To Ask ( OKAY, BUT … ) ]
[ You May Clear The Room ]

[ It Clears The Room Because No One Wants To Step
     Forward ]
[ Especially If No One Gets A Reward ]

[ Money Makes An Irresistible Carrot To Grab ]
[ Unless They Have To Catch A Cab ]

[ You Can’t Depend On Those Who You Thought You Could
     Depend On ]
[ Those Days Are Long Gone ]

[ The Only Person You Can Depend On Is The Person That
     You See In The Mirror ]
[ That Reflection Should Be Crystal Clear ]

[ When You Look Behind You For Some Support ]
[ There Is Not Anyone To Report ]
[ Or Supply Comfort ]

[ It Has Looked This Way For Years ]
[ There Has Been No One To Wipe Away Your Tears ]

[ Get Used To  Being On Your Own ]
[ Get Used To Being All Alone ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(518)▪︎[ Quite The Guy … 6•25•2021 ]

[ You Seem To Be An Awfully Strong Young Man Walking
     Around Out In Society ]
[ Wrapped Up With Problems & Struggling Just To Remain Free ]

[ Free From Poverty & Feeling Handcuffed By Other People’s
     Anger & Oppressive Ways ]
[ Sometimes You Do Not Feel Free For Days ]

[ Oppressed ]
[ Unimpressed ]
[ Culminating Into Being Depressed ]

[ You No Longer Have A Father Or Mother ]
[ To Go To ]
[ God Took Your Only Brother ]
[ Away From You, Too ]

[ Overdrawn On Your Two Checking Accounts From Different
     Banks ]
[ No One Around To Give You A Hand Up ]
[ So There Would Be No One To Tip Your Hat To, So There Is
     No Need To Say ( THANKS ) ]

[ Each Task Becomes One More Added On To Make The Number On
     The List Look Numerous ]
[ & Each Task Becomes Onerous ]

[ You Watch Out For Others While You Attempt To Put Your
     Friends Problems On Your Broad Shoulders ]
[ During An Age Of Selfish Times ]
[ & Because You iAre In The Times ]

[ Everywhere On Your Body, Exudes Pain ]
[ A Pain Free Day Is Something That You Will Never Obtain ]

[ But You Persevere & Walk With Your Head Held High ]
[ (9) Out Of (10) People That You Come Into Contact With ]
[ Turn Their Back & Says ( GOODBYE ) ]

[ But Does What Others Do ]
[ Really Bother Or Affect You? ]

[ When You Hold Up Your Shield ]
[ Does That Make Others Yield? ]

[ Whenever You Think That They Don’t ]
[ You Go To A Place Where They Won’t ]

[ Which Is Behind Your Emotional, Protective Wall ]
[ Where Most People Are Not Allowed Behind ]
[ Even If They Attempt To Call ]

[ A Call That Would Go Directly To Your Voicemail Folder ]
[ But You Won’t Listen To Them Until You Get Older ]

[ Sometimes Your Thoughts Get Lost In The Maze ]
[ Of Your Brain ]
[ Sometimes In Your Haze ]
[ You Fail To See The Light Of The Oncoming Train ]

[ One Problem With His Way Of Thinking ]
[ Could Lead Most People To Start Drinking ]

[ & He No Longer Gets Any More Deep ]
[ Sleep ] I

[ Leaving Him Staggering Throughout The Day Half Awake ]
[ Inches Away From Making Serious Mistakes ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(511)▪︎[ Doing What? … 6•22•2021 ]

[ Live, Laugh Cry ]
[ The First Two Seem Doable ]
[ But The Third One You Have To Ask ( WHY? ) ]

[ Because It Is Inevitable ]
[ You Collapse On The Kitchen Table ]

[ After All The Fun Stops ]
[ The Smiles Drop ]

[ Do You Have A Strong Shoulder To Lean On? ]
[ Or Is It Gone? ]

[ Ran Away To Look For One Of Their Own ]
[ Leaving You All Alone ]

[ Again ]

[ But You Are A Rock ]
[ You Are The Strongest Around ]
[ But Sometimes, Not Clear Around The Clock ]

[ You Rebound Better Than Most ]
[ You Are Like The Best Setting For Toast ]

[ Done, But Not Burnt ]
[ Even Though You Are Normally The Rock ]
[ Words Can Still Hurt ]

[ Others Usually See The Live & Laugh ]
[ They Don’t See The Cry When Hurtful Comments ]
[ Cut You In Half ]

[ You Keep That Calm, Cool Look On Your Face ]
[ All The While Standing Tall & Proud In Place ]

[ Live, Laugh, Cry One After The Other ]
[ After One, Wait For Another ]

[ Just Don’t Give Up & Let The Cry Piece Bring You Down ]
[ Walk Around Being The Smiling Clown ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(513)▪︎[ Life, By Itself … 6•23•2021 ]

[ What Makes The World Go ‘Round For You These Days? ]
[ Is It Being Able To Touch Others In Different Ways? ]

[ Are You The Friend & Protector, So Others Can Feel Safe? ]
[ From Assaults, Robberies & Rape? ]

[ Are You The Rock? ]
[ Because You Have A Good Shoulder To Lean On Around
     The Clock? ]

[ Who Listens To You When You Need To Talk? ]
[ Do You Have To Go Outside & Write ( S.O.S. ) In Chalk? ]

[ To Get Someone’s Attention? ]
[ Is That The Only Way That You Are Able To Get Some
     Affection? ]

[ What Is Your Calling In Life? ]
[ What Do You See As Your Guiding Light? ]

[ You Cannot Sit Back & Expect The World To Come @ You ]
[ Sometimes You Get As Much As You Do ]
[ Not As Much As You Think That You Are Due ]

[ There Is A Big Problem ]
[ When Some Sit Back & Think That The World Should
     Go To Them ]

[ The World Does Not Owe You A Dime ]
[ & You Cannot Ever Stock Up On Time ]

[ One Continuum In Life Is That Time Never Stops ]
[ & Everybody Drops ]

[ It Is Just A Matter Of When ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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