(606)▪︎[ The Booms … 7•5•2020 ]

[ The Booms Are So Loud & So Close ]
[ Where Are They All Coming From? ]
[ Nobody Knows ]

[ To Some It Is Entertaining ]
[ But To Others ]
[ It Is Frightening ]

[ I Should Get Used To This Sound Every Single Year ]
[ But It Still Creates Fear ]

[ There Is Nobody Out There ]
[ That Really Cares ]
[ I Would Like To Unexpectedly Share ]
[ This Scare ]

[ It Doesn’t Mean A Single Thing ]
[ To Those People ]
[ On What The Loud Booms Bring ]

[ There Is Nothing To Do ]
[ But Sit Here & Listen To The Continuous Booms ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(605)▪︎[ Alone … 7•4•2020 ]

[ Being Alone All Day Has A Bad Affect On Me ]
[ It Causes My Mind To See ]
[ How Bad Things Can Seem ]

[ But I Have To Remind ]
[ Myself ]
[ That I Need To Be The Kind ]
[ Of Person Not To Rely On Someone Else ]

[ Do I Need To Make A Statement ]
[ & Become Very Independent? ]

[ It Is Clear ]
[ That Won’t Go Over To Well Here ]

[ Am I Supposed To Live My Life? ]
[ Being Dependent On My Wife? ]

[ I Am Really Sure ]
[ That Is Not Fair To Her ]

[ One Way That I Spend My Time ]
[ Throughout The Day & Night ]
[ Is Writing Rhyme After Rhyme ]

[ Not All Of Them Are Good But Not All Are Bad ]
[ If That Was The Case ]
[ I’d Be Kind Of Sad ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(601)▪︎[ Up & Down … 7•3•2020 ]

[ Up & Down & Around The World Goes ]
[ What Will Happen Tomorrow? ]
[ Nobody Knows ]

[ It Is Understandable ]
[ That Things Can Be Unpredictable ]

[ Just When You Think You Have The Answers Right ]
[ They Switch Around The Order Of The Questions ]
[ After They Turn Off The Light ]

[ In The Dark ]
[ You Can Get Lost ]
[ & Totally Forget About Where You’ve Parked ]

[ Do You Leave A Trail Of Crumbs For A Path? ]
[ Was Geography Your Favorite Subject? ]
[ Or Was Math? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(597)▪︎[ What You Do … 7•1•2020 ]

[ You Lift Me Up, When I Feel Down ]
[ You Are Always Right There ]
[ When I Turn Around ]

[ In My Younger Years I Always Had This Dream In My Head ]
[ That Some Day When I Found Mrs. Right ]
[ We Would Wed ]
[ But I Dated A Whole Lot Of Mrs. Wrongs Instead! ]

[ It Wasn’t Until 31 Years Had Gone By In My Life ]
[ That I Finally Met The Beautiful Woman ]
[ That Would Become My Wife ]

[ Who Knew I Would Meet Mrs. Right In An Employee
Lunch Room? ]
[ But I Was A Shallow Man Back Then ]
[ I Didn’t Hear Bottle Rockets Go Boom ]

[ We Met Again & We Found That She Was Moving Into
The Same Apartment Complex That I Lived In ]
[ & That Is Where The Friendship Would Begin ]

[ We Would Meet & Talk For Hours On End ]
[ I Truly Liked Talking With My Friend ]

[ But I Was Sure ]
[ That I Really Wanted To Be A Good Friend To Her ]

[ But Then Came The Day When The Romance Would Start ]
[ After That Day I Felt In My Heart ]
[ That I Never, Ever Wanted Us To Be Apart ]

[ Then I Worried About All Of The Ideas & Words Coming Out
Of My Mouth ]
[ Would Ruin A Really Good Friendship ]
[ & Make Her Pack Up & Head South ]

[ I Wanted To Look In Her Beautiful Eyes ]
[ & Let Her Know That I Was Not One Of Those Guys ]
[ & Fill Her Head With Lies ]

[ Instead Of Running Away, She Walked Towards Me ]
[ I Knew Right Then Who I Wanted Her To Eventually Be ]

[ But I Had To Fly To Alaska For A Friends Wedding To Have
Her Ring Fall Into My Hands ]
[ It Was The Bride To Be First Wedding Set ]
[ Without Any Specific Payback Demands ]

[ I Did Make It Clear ]
[ That It Would Definitly Take Me A Couple Of Years ]

[ So What Was My Wish? ]
[ When Did I Want To Do This ]

[ So The Date Was Set ]
[ In Mind ]
[ So I Had A Secret ]
[ From Her ]
[ But This Was The Best Kind ]

[ I Wanted To Find A Way ]
[ To Ask Her To Marry Me On Christmas Day ]

[ So I Did ]
[ & This Is How We Now Live ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(596)▪︎[ How I Express Myself … 7•1•2020 ]

[ I Like To Express Myself Through What I Write ]
[ Because I Have Feelings Every Morning, Noon & Night ]
[ & Because I Am Writing What I Think ]
[ There Is No Wrong Or Right ]

[ Some Say This Is A Gift ]
[ Whenever I Think About How I Got It ]
[ It Gives Me A Tremendous Lift ]

[ When I Write My Thoughts I Know Some Don’t Approve ]
[ But Not To Be Sounding Rude ]
[ I Have Nothing To Prove ]
[ So With This Attitude ]
[ I Always Look For Ways & Times Where I Can Improve ]

[ I’ve Been Told That Sometimes I Write What Others Want
To Say ]
[ How Come Others Can’t Find Their Own Way ]
[ To Say What Their Thoughts Are Everyday? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(595)▪︎[ Two Days In A Row! … 6•30•2020 ]

[ After Sitting Around The Living Room Listening To The Tic-Toc ]
[ Of The Wall Clock ]
[ I Decided To Get Up Off Of My Butt & Go For A Walk ]
[ Around The Block ]

[ Yesterday I Went Two Laps Around ]
[ So Two Laps & One Mailbox Further ]
[ Had Me Covering More Ground ]

[ So Down The Street & Then A Left Turn ]
[ I Want To Do This ]
[ Before My Back Feels A Burn ]

[ I Go One More Mailbox Everyday ]
[ This Is Because I Really Do Not Like What I Weigh ]
[ Once You Reach A Certain Age ]
[ Body Fat Seems To Want To Stay ]

[ This Was The First Time In My Most Recent Life ]
[ That I Went & Got Nicole ]
[ My Wife ]

[ I Wanted Her To Walk Too ]
[ Because She Needs Too As Much As I Do ]

[ We Walked Almost A Full Mile ]
[ Even Though It Took Us Awhile ]

[ I Felt An Accomplishment On My Side ]
[ I’ve Done That Hill Four Times Now ]
[ & I Haven’t Died ]

[ I Remember That I Would Have Always Had To Stop ]
[ Or I Felt I Would Drop ]
[ Before I Completely Made It To The Top ]

[ I Cannot Say That This Is Alot Of Fun ]
[ & I Know That I Could Never Do This In A Run ]
[ But I Do Feel Really Good When I’m Done ]

[ Two Days In The Books ]
[ Let’s See How All Of This Looks ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(592)▪︎[ @ Times … 6•29•2020 ]

[ Sometimes When Things Get Loud ]
[ I Instantly Want To Get Away From The Crowd ]

[ & Stand All Alone ]
[ So I Can Just Be On My Own ]

[ But When I Look Down ]
[ There Is No Other Person Around ]

[ Was The Noise ]
[ Just My Own Voice? ]

[ & The Reflection I See ]
[ In The Mirror ]
[ Was Just Me ]
[ Standing Here ]

[ Then How Do I Get Away? ]
[ For Just One Day? ]

[ What If I Spun Around Until My Head Will Spin? ]
[ I’d Probably Fall On My Butt ]
[ & Never Want To Do That Again ]

[ I Don’t Want To Go Outside Because Of All Of The Violence ]
[ I’d Stay In & Create My Own Silence ]

[ Sometimes Silence Is A Good Thing ]
[ Sometimes I Like The Smiles ]
[ That It Brings ]
[ The Smiles & Good Times ]
[ That Are Not Attached With Strings ]

[ Nothing Asked For, Nothing Borrowed ]
[ Not A Single Demand ]
[ That Needs To Be Delivered Tomorrow ]

[ Everything Is For Now! ]
[ There Is No One Peeking Around The Corner ]
[ Asking ( HOW? ) ]

[ Nobody Around To Not Believe You ]
[ Everybody Around Takes Your Word ]
[ @ Face Value ]

[ Ever ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(585)▪︎[ A Dog In Your Life … 6•27•2020 ]

[ There Is Nothing Better Than Having A Dog In Your Life ]
[ She Is Totally Different ]
[ Than A Child Or Wife ]

[ Whereas A Person Can Be Judgemental About You ]
[ That Is Not Something ]
[ A Dog Will Do ]

[ A Dog Is Loyal As All Get Out ]
[ When It Comes To People ]
[ There Is A Whole Lot Of Doubt ]

[ A Dog Could Be Overzealous ]
[ About Treats Or Toys ]
[ A Dog Would Never Become Jealous ]
[ Of Other Girls Or Boys ]

[ My Dog Does Become Tense ]
[ When Some One ]
[ Or Another Dog Comes Near Our Back Fence ]

[ Three Meals For Her A Day Does Her Just Fine ]
[ But When I’m Eating ]
[ She Does Beg & Whine ]
[ For Something Of Mine ]

[ & That Really Doesn’t Bother Me In The Least Bit ]
[ I Can’t Give Her Much ]
[ If I Want Her To Stay Lean & Fit ]

[ Spending Time With Just Me Always Makes Her Day ]
[ That Is Why She Misses Me So Much ]
[ If I’ve Been Away ]

[ She Gets So Happy To See Me When I Come Through The Door ]
[ When I Reach Down To Pet Her ]
[ She Always Wants More ]

[ To Most, It Is Not Known ]
[ That Some Dogs Will Love To Fetch An Antler Bone ]

[ Much Better Than They Would Ever Do Running After
A Tennis Ball ]
[ Whenever I Pick Up That Bone ]
[ She Will Always Answer The Call ]

[ She Seems To Think It Is Nice ]
[ When I Give Her Water With Ice ]

[ She Seems To Drink More When That Is The Case ]
[ She Must Like The Feel Of It Being Cold ]
[ Or She Loves The Taste ]
[ & When The Water Gets Old ]
[ I Throw It Away As Waste ]

[ I Try Show Her The Love & Loyalty ]
[ That She Shows Me ]

[ I Will Try, Try & Try ]
[ Until I Lie Down & Die ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(579)▪︎[ Why Is This So? … 6•23•2020 ]

[ Laugh & The World Laughs Too ]
[ Cry ]
[ & Everybody Moves Away From You ]

[ Why Do Tears ]
[ Cause Fears? ]
[ & Then When You Talk ]
[ There Are No Ears ]

[ Laugh Out Loud & People Are Running Towards You To Talk ]
[ They Want To Know What You Have To Say ]
[ When You Cry ]
[ People Won’t Hesitate To Walk ]
[ Away ]

[ That Is When You Need That Shoulder ]
[ But When People Turn Their Back ]
[ & The Atmosphere Gets Colder ]

[ Why Is That? ]
[ Why Is That So? ]
[ Why Are You All Of A Sudden Treated Like A Doormat? ]
[ By The People You Know? ]

[ When You Cry In Front Of Others ]
[ Do They Have To Be ]
[ Your Mother Or Brothers? ]

[ Trust ]
[ Is A Must ]

[ Because When You Are Down ]
[ You Don’t Want To Feel That You Are The Clown ]
[ That Is Being Talked About ]
[ All Over Town ]

[ Cry Because Of Love Lost ]
[ Cry Because Of The Loss ]
[ Mourn What Was Lost ]

[ Cry & Reach For That Hand ]
[ Don’t Feel Any Less Of A Man ]
[ Empathy Cannot Be A Demand ]

[ If A Friend Is There ]
[ To Give You Care ]
[ Let Them Pull Up A Chair ]
[ Then Share ]

[ You Never Should Open Your Heart ]
[ Just To Have It Torn Apart ]

[ So Laugh & The World Laughs ]
[ But Tears ]
[ Shouldn’t Cut You In Half ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(570)▪︎[ If There Is Bias, There Should Be Silence … 6•19•2020 ]

[ Prejudice In Any Form ]
[ Should Not Be The Norm ]
[ Or Put Out There ]
[ For Others To Perform ]

[ Either Because Of Height, Weight Or The Color Of
Your Face ]
[ There Should Never Be A Time Or Place ]
[ For Someone To Be Biased Because Of Your Race ]

[ But Others Think That It Is Quite Alright ]
[ To Make Fun Of Someone’s Height ]
[ Why Or How ]
[ Can That Be Right? ]

[ Height Or Race Was Never A Choice ]
[ Being That Tall Or That Color ]
[ The Person Had No Voice ]

[ If You Do Think That They Did, Then What Was Said? ]
[ The Conversation Was Not Just In That Person’s Head ]
[ Was Something Else Heard Instead? ]

[ Weight Is A Whole Different Conversation Altogether ]
[ Losing Weight ]
[ Can’t Change Like The Oregon Weather ]

[ Most Everything Is Off Limits Except If You Are Not On
The Tall Side ]
[ That’s When You Get Comments That Are Hurtful & Snide ]

[ People Should Not Be Hurtful Or Biased Towards Each Other ]
[ Not Every Woman Is Your Sister Or Mother ]
[ But You Can Treat Other Men ]
[ As Well As You Would Treat Or Welcome Him As A Brother ]

[ To Help Everyone Cope ]
[ Don’t Treat Anybody Like A Dope ]
[ On Any Scope ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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