(560)▪︎[ The Elusive Unicorn … 6•13•2020 ]

[ Where Is The Elusive Unicorn ]
[ I Feel That I’ve Been Searching For Her ]
[ 21 Years After I Was Born ]

[ What City, Or State Should I Look? ]
[ There Is No ( UNICORN ) Definition ]
[ In Any Magazine Or Book ]

[ Does She Have Black, Brown, Red Or Blonde Hair ]
[ Is Her Skin Tan, Or Fair? ]
[ I Won’t Know ]
[ Until I See Her Standing Right There ]

[ Will She Ever Stand In One Place? ]
[ So I Could Turn Her Around ]
[ & See Her Face? ]

[ Does Every Guy Search For A Unicorn Of Their Own? ]
[ Or Is This Quest ]
[ For Me To Complete All Alone? ]

[ I Climb Up On Every Perch ]
[ In Sight ]
[ So I Can Search & Search ]
[ Until There Is No More Light ]

[ I Hear The Tic-Tok, Tic-Tok ]
[ Of The Wall Clock ]
[ I Get Tired After A Walk ]
[ Around The Block ]

[ Then The Alarm Clock Goes Off & Shakes ]
[ Every Morning ]
[ This How I Wake ]
[ Nothing Is Boring ]
[ After The Deep Breath’s I Take ]

[ Through All This Time It Seems ]
[ That The Unsuccessful Search Has Just Been In My Dreams ]

[ Because My Dream Told Me That My Unicorn Has Always Been
     In My Own House ]
[ For When I Look In The Bed Next To Me ]
[ My Unicorn Has Always Been My Spouse ]

[ For The Last 26 Years Of My Life ]
[ My Unicorn Has Always Been My Beautiful Wife ]

[ & Some People Swear That Dreams Never Come True ]
[ But From My Point Of View ]
[ Mine Has ]
[ So I Wish Yours Does Too! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(559)▪︎[ A Horrible Event … 6•13•2020 ]

[ The 911 Attack On America Was A Horrible, Horrible Event ]
[ Millions Of Dollars Must Had Been Spent ]

[ To Create & Follow Through With This Terrorist Attack ]
[ When They Stabbed America In The Back ]

[ I Don’t Understand The Mindset Of The People Who Came
     Up With This Plan ]
[ I’m Glad That The Military Eventually Tracked ]
[ Then Shot This Cowardly Man ]

[ That Is Too Bad He Died Such A Peaceful Death ]
[ Even He Couldn’t Hide ]
[ Using His Wealth ]

[ It Took Awhile For Them To Raise Their Hand ]
[ To Take The Credit ]
[ For Seeing This Through Under Their Command ]
[ But There Was Not Even The Slightest Bit ]
[ Of Some Kinds Of Demand ]

[ No Ransom Was Asked For ]
[ There Was No Knocking On The Door ]
[ To Give Any Warning Of This Horror ]
[ Or Even The Slightest Word ]
[ That There Could Be More ]

[ Bombings, Highjackings Or Hostages Taken ]
[ No One Knows What Else Is In The Making ]

[ No One Wants Any Of This To Happen Again ]
[ No One Knew When This Began ]
[ & No One Knows When This Will End ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(556)▪︎[ Why Are These People Out There … 6•12•2020 ]

[ Why Are There So Many People Out There That Just Use, Use
     & Use ]
[ They Are The Ones Who Have No Problems With Handing
     Out Abuse ]

[ Just To Hook You By The Collar ]
[ So That It Would Cause You To Choke ]
[ & You Will Hand Over Every Dollar ]
[ Until You Are Broke ]

[ They First Start ]
[ By Finding People ]
[ Who Have A Big Heart ]
[ & When They Do Find Them ]
[ Their Only Goal Is To Tear Your Life Apart ]

[ Money Is Their Goal ]
[ So After Talking With You ]
[ They Figure Out The Role ]

[ That They Would Have To Play ]
[ So They Can Get Paid ]

[ These People Are So Bold ]
[ & Their Game Is So Old ]
[ & They’ll Leave You For Dead ]
[ As You Grow Cold ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(549)▪︎[ Sorry … There Is Nobody Here … 6•8•2020 ]

[ So I Hear You Called 911 To Get Some One To Help ]
[ They Said That They Can’t ]
[ Because Everyone Has Been Fired Because Of Bad Remarks
     On Yelp ]

[ There Are No Police Cars To Send Because None Of Them
     Are In Working Condition ]
[ They All Were Damaged During The Peaceful Demonstrations ]

[ No One Is Held Accountable For The Bottles That Were Thrown ]
[ You Too Can Throw Bricks ]
[ & Then Hide Virtually To Stay Unknown ]
[ Nails Thrown Down Went Well With All Of The Sticks ]
[ We Can’t Move Any Police Cars Because All Of The Tires Were
     Blown ]

[ Gathering Into The Night ]
[ Is Your Constitutional Right ]
[ & When Everyone Sees The Damage ]
[ They All Say ( OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT ) ]

[ Because Violence Really Gets Your Point Across ]
[ Go Damage All You Want ]
[ Because You Go Home Not Bothered, Because It Is Not Your Loss ]

[ Has The Meaning Of The Demonstration Been Lost? ]
[ On Some Businesses Being Closed ]
[ Because They Can’t Afford The Cost? ]

[ Now Don’t Call That 911 Dispatcher A Bold Face Liar ]
[ Because She Said That The Fire Department Will Not Go
     Anywhere That’s Violent ]
[ No Matter The Size Of The Fire ]

[ They Say That It’s Too Bad That A Violent Gang Is Robbing
     You ]
[ Maybe They’ll Stop ]
[ After They Take Your Expensive Nike Tennis Shoes ]

[ Go Buy Yourself Some Guns To Use For Your
     Own Protection ]
[ Oh, But First You Must Say ]
[ You Will Need A Demonstration? ]

[ But Didn’t That Lying 911 Operator Make It Perfectly Clear ]
[ They Fired All Of The Police ]
[ So There Is Nobody Here ]
[ Oh, You Don’t Like The Violence? ]
[ Because It Makes You Tear ]
[ Now That All Of The Police Got Fired ]
[ You Can Now Live In Actual Fear ]

[ The 911 Operator Did Not Taunt ]
[ When She Said That Through Public Pressure The Police
     Department Was Closed ]
[ So The Public Could Get What They Want ]

[ So Now The 911 Dispatcher Only Wants To Give The Public
     The Best ]
[ That The Public Wants To Pay For ]
[ Now That It Is The Wild Wild West ]
[ You Spend More Time Layng Unconscious On The Floor ]

[ Before The 911 Operator Wishes You Luck ]
[ Where The Crime Rate Really Sucks ]
[ She Said ( THANK YOU FOR CALLING … JUST REMEMBER
     TO DUCK ) ]

[ So As You Look @ Your Phone ]
[ & All You Hear Is The Dial Tone ]
[ I Ask ( HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE TRULY ON YOUR OWN? ) ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(532)▪︎[ What Build-Up? … 6•1•2020 ]

[ People Build You Up, Then Try To Break You Down ]
[ First You Are The Hero ]
[ Then They Try To Make You Into A Clown ]

[ They Would Even Paint The Frown On Your Face ]
[ & Then Take You Place To Place ]
[ Treating Like You Are A Disgrace ]

[ Who Do You Trust, Who? ]
[ How Many, Two? ]
[ One More Than A Few ]

[ You Never Turn Your Back On Anyone ]
[ If You Let Your Guard Down ]
[ …You’re Done ]

[ & Then ]
[ You Say { SANITY, SANITY WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? } ]
[ You Feel It Coming Back ]
[ But When? ]

[ Little By Little, Bit By Bit ]
[ You Try To Light A Fire Under Yourself ]
[ But It Won’t Stay Lit ]

[ Why Do Others Try To Break You Down, Why? ]
[ You Don’t Want To Be A Hero ]
[ You Want To Be Just A Regular Guy ]

[ Lie After Lie, Is What You Have Been Told ]
[ It Turns You Cold ]
[ & Makes You Feel Old ]

[ So How Do You Get Out Of This Whirlwind Mess? ]
[ You Thought You Were Blessed ]
[ Because Everybody Said ( YES ) ]

[ But You Figured Out Why They Did ]
[ Their True Intentions ]
[ Were Usually Hid ]

[ Now Everything Is Coming Out Of Wherever It Was Hiding ]
[ Is This How Your Worlds ]
[ Will Be Colliding? ]

[ The Worlds Of Real & Make-Believe ]
[ Is This The Point In Your Life ]
[ Where You Want To Leave? ]

[ What Is Real ]
[ What Is Fake
[ Whatever You Feel ]
[ Can You Take? ]

[ Reality Is A Transitional Thing ]
[ @ Your Wake, What Will They Bring? ]
[ Will They Sing? ]
[ All Of This, Must Be A Dream ]
[ Because Now You Hear The Telephone Ring ]

[ You Answer It Because Nobody Else Is Home ]
[ All You Get Is A Dial Tone ]
[ Once Again You’re Home All Alone ]

[ Lift Yourself Up ]
[ Dust Yourself Off ]
[ Drink Water From A Cup ]
[ To Get Rid Of That Cough ]

[ Learn To Rejoice When You Are All By Yourself ]
[ Show Yourself That You Don’t Always ]
[ Need To Be Entertained By Someone Else ]

[ Listen To The Silence ]
[ Feel Your Heart Beat ]
[ You Don’t Want Any Part Of The Violence ]
[ That Is Erupting On State Street ]

[ Turn Off The Light ]
[ & Then Try To Sleep Through The Night ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(531)▪︎[ How Can I … 6•1•2020 ]

[ How Do You Say ( I’m SORRY ) To Someone Who Has A Different
     Colored Face? ]
[ How Can I Empathize ]
[ With Someone When I’ve Never Been In Their Place? ]

[ If Someone Asks Me ( WHAT RACE ARE YOU? ) ]
[ I Tell Them ( SLOW ) ]
[ So I Can See What They Say Or Do ]

[ I’ve Never Walked A Mile In Their Shoes ]
[ Because That’s Something ]
[ That I Literally CAN’t Do ]

[ & They Can Never Walk A Mile In Mine ]
[ Because Being As Short As I Am ]
[ I’m Dismissed & Overlooked ]
[ Time After Time ]

[ We All Put Up With Being Screwed ]
[ By Other People ]
[ Who Have That Incredible Urge To Be Downright Rude ]

[ I Didn’t Grow Up Being Worried, Wary Or Scared Of The
     Police ]
[ To Tell You The Truth ]
[ I Get More Irritated & Annoyed By My Niece ( NOT You Sanoe ) ]

[ If A Cop Pulls Up Behind Me On The Street ]
[ I’ve Never Been Worried ]
[ About Being Arrested, Shot Or Beat ]

[ So As Long As We Are Being Real ]
[ I Think That It Is A Big Deal ]
[ To Observe & Say ]
[ I DON’t Know How You Feel ]

[ & It Would Also Be, Just As Disrespectful For Others To Say ]
[ That They See Things My Way ]

[ Our Past Has Molded Us Into The People We Now Are ]
[ But I Don’t Think A Tragedy ]
[ Gives People Permission To Vandalize & Torch Others Cars ]

[ I’ve Never Lied ]
[ By Saying I Can See Everything From Your Side ]
[ My Life & World Experiences ]
[ Have Never Been That Wide ]

[ Your Issues Have Always Been Yours ]
[ I Can Never Say Let Me See Them ]
[ Do You Give Tours? ]

[ Just Like The Difference Between Genders Is A List A Mile
     Long ]
[ Both Genders Can Be Right Or Wrong ]
[ Weak & Strong ]

[ Everyone Has Their Strengths & Times When They Are Weak ]
[ Some Are Good @ Listening ]
[ While Others Say Some Profound Words When They Speak ]

[ My Biggest Wish ]
[ Is That Everyone Can Find Their Niche ]

[ So How Can It Be ]
[ That All Of This Affects You ]
[ More Than All Of This Affects Me? ]
[ I Think It All Comes Down To ]
[ What We Individually See ]

[ & That All Circles Back On How & Where We Were Raised ]
[ What Also Comes Into This ]
[ Is Were We Constantly Berated ]
[ Or Constantly Praised ]

[ So As Far As I Can See ]
[ There Are Lots Of Good Reasons ]
[ How & Why We Can Agree ]
[ To Be Able To Disagree ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(436)▪︎[ I Will Still Choose Her … 5•24•2021 ]

[ If You Were Able To Live A Life After Your Life ]
[ Had Ended ]
[ Would You Choose The Same Wife ]
[ Or A New Woman You Just Befriended? ]

[ Or Would You Start Over? ]
[ With A Different Partner Or Lover? ]

[ Given The Choice & The Chance ]
[ I Would Take My Current Wife To This Dance ]

[ She Knows My Steps, My Shakes & My Moves ]
[ She Knows How I Like To Dance When Good Music Puts
Me In The Mood ]

[ This Wife Has Stuck With Me Through Thick & Thin ]
[ She Has Helped Me Celebrate The Many Wins ]

[ She Was Always The First One To Put Out Her Hand When
Things Got Tough ]
[ She Got Me Through The Many Times That Were Rough ]

[ I Wish There Wasn’t Many ]
[ I Wish That There Wasn’t ANY! ]

[ But That Is Not Realistic ]
[ @ Least I Never Came Home With Another Woman’s Lipstick ]

[ On My Collar ]
[ Oh Yes, That Would Make Her Holler! ]

[ Justifiable So ]
[ Then That Would Be A ( NO! ) ]

[ To Get Through 25 + Years ]
[ She’s Been Patient, Understanding, Caring, Empathic &
Strong Willed ]
[ & She Also Knows, That Real Men Do Shed Tears ]

[ This Beautiful Woman Has Worn Many Hats ]
[ Friend, Girlfriend, Fiance, Bride, Wife, Best Friend, Lover,
     Confidante, Mechanic, Mover, Care Giver, Advocate,
     College Football Watching Buddy, Manager, Nurse,
     Driver, Bread Winner, Guardian, Mother, Gardner, Guide,
     Map Reader, Protector & Chef ]
[ Is There Anything Left? ]
[ & Wherever We Lived, She Was Always Okay When I Fed, Then
     Adopted, The Stray Cats ]

[ We Watched A Comedy Called ( HALL PASS ) One Day ]
[ Then I Said ( IF I WAS GIVEN ONE … ) ]
[ I Would Choose To Give It Away ]
[ Because It Never Sounded Fun ]

[ I Have Never Had A ( GO TO FEMALE CELEBRITY ) That I
Would Throw Everything Away For ]
[ There Is No Other Female That I Would Dream Of Knocking
@ My Front Door ]

[ I Don’t Ask For Much ]
[ So I Have Never Fantaisized About Ms. Such & Such ]

[ My Wife That I Have, Is My Dream Come True ]
[ I Hope For You, You & You ]

[ That Some Day, While @ Work, You Could Have A Friend
Introduce You To Her Friend ]
[ So You Could Have A Great Marriage That Doesn’t End ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(609)▪︎[ It Began Well … 7•6•2020 ]

A[ The Day Began Well ]
[ Why It Went Left ]
[ I Could Not Tell ]
[ Was This Something On Which I Wanted To Dwell? ]

[ Maybe What Is To Blame ]
[ Is The Hours That I Spend On That Game ]

[ Maybe It Is Predictable ]
[ That It Would Be So Addictable ]

[ One Game Leads To Four ]
[ That Is Not Enough ]
[ So I Play Many More ]

[ Sometimes It Only Takes Two Minutes To Complete ]
[ Sometimes Words Will Always Repeat ]

[ Those Are The Easy Ones To Find ]
[ I See The First Two Letters ]
[ That Drift Into My Mind ]
[ Then I Have To Remember ]
[ To Hit Rewind ]

[ But The Day Started Off Alright ]
[ But The Day ]
[ Turned Into Night ]
[ & In A Small Way ]
[ Lost Its Light ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(575)▪︎[ Watch Out … 6•21•2019 ]

[ So Now If That Doesn’t Take The Cake ]
[ I Wouldn’t Know The Shake ]
[ From The Bake ]

[ I Don’t Understand What She Is Trying To Say ]
[ This Morning ]
[ About Working Today ]

[ I Just Don’t Want Her Sitting On Her Tush ]
[ & Then Beating Around The Bush ]

[ This Would Be How ]
[ She Will Burst My Bubble About Her Now ]

[ I Just Want Things To Be Real ]
[ When She Is Making A Big Deal ]

[ About The Accident In Her Sisters Car ]
[ So Would She Rather Be Getting Drunk ]
[ In Their Favorite Bar? ]

[ Well, Sorry To Be The One To Dampen ]
[ The Mood ]
[ But That Is Not Going To Happen ]
[ Today, Dude ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(607)▪︎[ The Want … 7•5•2020 ]

[ The Wait Is Excruciatingly Slow ]
[ Oh The Things That We Don’t Know ]

[ Everything Hangs On The Results Of A Test ]
[ This Is One That You Can’t Study For ]
[ To Give It Your Best ]

[ Everything Hangs On A Negative Result ]
[ & Saying I Have No Control ]
[ Is Not An Insult ]

[ I Am Not A Control Freak By Any Means ]
[ Even Though Wanting Control Is How This All Seems ]

[ I Have Never Had Control Here, Where I Live ]
[ I Try To Work Around What I Give ]

[ I Try To Give More Than I Take ]
[ I Am Definitely Sincere ]
[ Not Fake ]

[ When I Say I Give It’s Because That Is What I Want ]
[ To Do ]
[ It Is Not A Taunt ]
[ Directed @ You ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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