(810)▪︎[ Heartbreak In The … 9•22•2020 ]

[ Suddenly There Is Heartbreak In The City ]
[ When You Look Around ]
[ Things Are Not Looking So Pretty ]

[ Windows Broken , Doors That Have Been Kicked In ]
[ Drugs Being Sold On Every Corner ]
[ The Whole City Is Full Of Sin ]

[ What Can The Honest People Do ]
[ They Go & Plead Their Case To The Mayor ]
[ But They Just Can’t Get Their Points Through ]

[ Riots In The Street While Pushing Their Cause ]
[ Down Everyone’s Throats ]
[ Making People Pause ]

[ Lighting Garbage Cans On Fire ]
[ Keeping The Police Away ]
[ By Slashing Their Tires ]

[ When Will The Sun Rise? ]
[ So All Of The Night People Will Go Home ]
[ Who Can The Citizens Look Towards To Advise? ]
[ It Is Not Known ]

[ All The While The Rioters Screaming That They Are Only
Exercising Their 1st Amendment Rights ]
[ When Does Freedom Of Speech ]
[ Cause Fights? ]

[ The Rioters Are Saying That They Need To Be Heard ]
[ Can’t They Do That ]
[ Without Cursing Every Word? ]

[ Their Hate Seems To Fall On Deaf Ears ]
[ When Everybody Is Screaming All @ Once ]
[ Nobody Hears ]

[ What They Are Trying To Get Across ]
[ When The Rioters Scream About Their Loss ]

[ Is That The Color Of Someone’s Skin ]
[ Is What Determines ]
[ If They Lose Or Win ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(808)▪︎[ Where Is Society Going? … 9•22•2020 ]

[ Wow ]
[ When? ]
[ Right About Now! ]

[ Society ]
[ I’ve Been Seeing, Hearing & Reading ]
[ Is Speeding Right By Me ]

[ People Want To Share A Whole Bunch About Themselves ]
[ With Everyone Else ]

[ Who Knew ]
[ That I Could Read Your License Plate & Bumper Stickers
On Your Car ]
[ & Then Know So Much About You? ]

[ Is One Of Your Stickers Saying How Many Are In Your Family ]
[ For All To See? ]

[ That You Have A Dog & What Kind ]
[ Other Stickers Of Your Opinion ]
[ & What Is On Your Mind? ]
[ Seeing Who You Will Vote For Is Always A Good Find ]

[ Tonight I Got A Shock ]
[ When I Leisurely Went On ( TIK TOK ) ]
[ There Wasn’t A Woman Dancing Or Out On A Walk ]
[ I Saw Messages Scroll Up On The Screen ]
[ As She Talked ]

[ When Did Things Go From Showing Some One Dancing
& Being Active ]
[ Now They Talk To Whomever Is Typing ]
[ & Being Interactive ]

[ But Then She Pulled Out A Barbeque Lighter So She Could
Smoke Something Just To The Side Of The Screen ]
[ Now I’ve Been Around Drugs ]
[ Since My Early Teens ]

[ I Never Thought I Had ]
[ An App ]
[ That Does That ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(803)▪︎[ The Deepest Scars … 9•20•2020 ]

[ The Deepest, Painful Scars Are The Ones That Are Never
Seen ]
[ Those Are the Ones That Were Intended To Be Made When Someone Was Mean ]

[ Even Though These Scars Cannot Be Physically Felt ]
[ By A Hand ]
[ Doesn’t Mean That The Pain Was Not Dealt ]
[ By A Man ]

[ Some People Make The Choice ]
[ Of Hurting You With Their Voice ]

[ Words Can Hurt You Much More Than A Punch ]
[ Words Can Make You Not Eat Or Want Your Lunch ]

[ No Matter What Was On Your Plate ]
[ Food Would Have To Wait ]

[ Maybe Some Time In The Night ]
[ You Will Have An Appetite ]
[ Only If Your Stomach Feels Right ]
[ Then You Might ]
[ Eat Something Light ]

[ The Words Are Sharper Than A Butcher Knife ]
[ Some Things Burn Through Your Entire Life ]

[ The Pain Will Burn ]
[ & The Stomach Will Churn ]

[ @ Times You Wish You Could Wield ]
[ A Shield ]

[ Some Words That You Have Read Might Ring True ]
[ Those Are The Ones That Can Go Right Through ]

[ The Words That Your Loved One’s Have Said ]
[ Pound The Inside Of Your Head ]

[ No Matter How Loud You Shout ]
[ They Never Come Back Out ]

[ That Is When You Go Outside & Dance In The Rain ]
[ Wishing It Could Wash Away The Pain ]

[ Wouldn’t It Be A Hoot ]
[ If You Could ]
[ Push A Button & Reboot ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(799)▪︎[ No Rehearsal Time … 9•19•2020 ]

[ This Is Not A Dress Rehearsal, This Is Life ]
[ Cherish Your Close Friends ]
[ Like The Husband Does His Wife ]

[ Don’t Stammer, Don’t Pause ]
[ Always Have The Joy @ Christmas ]
[ See The Innocence In The Childrens Eyes That Still
Believe In Santa Clause ]

[ Enjoy Yourself, But Don’t Have Any Regrets ]
[ Try To Remember Something Nice ]
[ About Everyone That You’ve Met ]

[ Most People You See You Will Be Like Two Ships Passing
In The Night ]
[ But Sometimes You Will Meet Someone That Shines
So Bright ]
[ Those Are The Ones That Feel So Right ]

[ To Get To Know ]
[ They Are Like A Gift ]
[ Without The Bow ]

[ You See There’s This Friend Whose Words Warm My Soul ]
[ It Seemed That I Had A Gap In My Heart ]
[ & She Plugged That Hole ]

[ My Memories Of This Friend Are Always So Nice ]
[ We Were In Contact Once Before ]
[ & Now This Is Twice ]

[ The Way That The World Is Now Makes Me Feel Quite Stressed ]
[ When This Friend Text Me ]
[ It Made Me Feel Blessed ]

[ Her Husband Is Also One Of The Luckiest Guys On This Earth ]
[ Our Spouses Are So Beautiful & Humble ]
[ They Have No Idea Of Their Worth ]

[ Sometimes In Life You Only Get One Shot @ A Good Thing ]
[ & Sometimes You Have No Idea What The Next Day Will Bring ]

[ You Have To Roll With The Punches ]
[ & Go With Your Hunches ]

[ My Hunch Was To Open That Shocking Text ]
[ & Now I Wonder What’s Next? ]

[ Now My Question Is ( WHEN? ) ]
[ Will The Next Text Come For Me To Open ]

[ Trust In Someone Doesn’t Come Very ]
[ Easy ]
[ For Me ]

[ Pain Is Never In My Plan ]
[ Emotional Pain Can Hurt ]
[ & Because I Am An Emotional Man ]
[ It Can Cut Me Deep Under My Shirt ]

[ This Will Work Because It’s All In The Cards ]
[ Good Things In Life ]
[ Come When You Work Hard ]

[ As For How I See Things Going ]
[ You Are So Worth Knowing ]
[ So Dear Pam ]
[ Are You All In? ]
[ I Am ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(955)▪︎[ Dark Secrets … 11•14•2020 ]

[ Does Everyone Hide ]
[ Dark Secrets ]
[ Deep Deep Inside ]
[ Yet, Have You Ever Met ]
[ Someone That Lied? ]

[ Everyone Has Secrets From Childhood ]
[ That They Now Carry ]
[ Into Adulthood ]

[ Are They Ashamed Or Scared? ]
[ Are Their Partners Ever Aware? ]

[ When Confronted With Anything Of Concern ]
[ People Have Learned ]
[ That Some People That They Eventually Let In ]
[ Are Only There To Burn ]

[ Anybody That Opens Up To Others & Shares ]
[ Thinks That The Other Person Actually Cares ]
[ But When They Are Needed ]
[ They Are Left Talking To Air ]
[ Because Nobody’s There! ]

[ When They Look, They Will See That Their ( FAIR
   WEATHER FRIENDS ) Are Gone ]
[ Their Perceived Support ]
[ Has Shamefully & Quickly Moved On ]

[ So Should They ]
[ During The Next Day ]
[ Get The Nerve To Say, What They Need To Say ]
[ Then Be Happy That Those Fake People Have
   Moved Away ]

[ Let The Memories Of Them Fly Away With The Wind ]
[ But Don’t Shut Down ]
[ & Never Trust Again ]

[ But Maybe Deep Dark Secrets Should Stay
   Suppressed ]
[ They Should Not Let Their Secrets Send Them On The
   Downward Spiral ]
[ That Causes Them To Be Depressed ]

[ Sometimes People Will Not Let Them Out ]
[ Or Bring Them Up ]
[ Because People Tend To Shout ]
[ When They Get Cut ]
[ Then Pout ]
[ Followed By Eventually Keeping Their Mouths Shut! ]

[ They Would Never Again Come To Their Place ]
[ & Talk To Them Face To Face ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(995)▪︎[ Do You Know? … 11•30•2020 ]

[ What Does A Comfortable Life Consist Of? ]
[ Money, Expensive Toys, Fast Cars? ]
[ Or Familial Love? ]

[ Some Say That Money Can Buy Happiness ]
[ & Some Say Money Can Be A Mess ]

[ If I Was Able To Afford The Best ]
[ Am I Able To Get Any Rest? ]
[ Money Can Never Take Away That Nagging Pain In My Chest ]

[ I’ve Never Had Money, So I Wouldn’t Know That Side ]
[ If I Ever Said That I Would Not Like Money ]
[ I Lied ]

[ Enough Money To Pay My Bills ]
[ Would Be Nice ]
[ Would I Go On Vacations For Exciting Thrills? ]
[ Uh … That I Would Have To Think About Twice ]

[ To Some, I Don’t Have Alot ]
[ But If You Put Me On The Spot ]
[ I’d Say That I Am Really Happy With What I’ve Got ]

[ I Have A Loving Wife That Has Stood By Me For Almost
25 Years ]
[ I Have A Great Son Who Keeps Up With His Peers ]
[ I’m Not Drunk From Drinking Whiskey & Beers ]
[ But I Do Have My Fears ]

[ The Fear Of Where Is Society Going? ]
[ Why Isn’t This Virus Slowing? ]

[ Society Is Filled With So Much Hate Nowadays ]
[ We’ve Lost The Human Touch ]
[ in So Many Ways ]
[ For So Many Days ]

[ A Comfortable Life Never Saw This Coming ]
[ The Way That Our Leaders Are Constantly Mumbling &
Grumbling ]
[ Makes This All Mind Numbing ]

[ This Is Almost The Quality ]

[ Laurel & Hardy Bumbling ]

[ Everything Is Upside Down ]
[ The Politicians Are Not Leading ]
[ Because Washington Is A Circus Full Of Clowns ]

[ In America’s Biggest Crisis They Don’t Feel The Need ]
[ To Lead ]
[ Or Give More Money For Families To Feed ]

[ Their Own ]
[ Or Pay On Their Loans ]
[ For Their Homes ]

[ That Totally Changes What A Comfortable Life Looks
Like ]
[ Now It Is An Inflation Hike ]
[ & A Virus Spike ]

[ Life Has Changed ]
[ Priorities Need To Be Rearranged ]

[ But Don’t Come Closer Than Six Feet ]
[ Until This Virus Can Be Beat ]

[ I’ll Grab My Family & Stay Home ]
[ Because On The Other Side Of That Door ]
[ Is The Scary Unknown ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(991)▪︎[ It Is An Art … 11•29•2020 ]

[ Is Life The Art Of The Possible? ]
[ Always Finding What’s Plausible? ]

[ Is It Figuring Out What Is Real? ]
[ Or Going With What You Feel ]

[ & Finding The Right Path ]
[ After Doing All Of The Math ]

[ Then Finding Out That 1 + 1 Does Not Always Add
Up To 2 ]
[ Going With What Your Gut Is Telling You ]

[ But Maybe Your Gut Has Not Always Been
Right ]
[ Making Your Mind Put Up A Fight ]

[ How Can You Decide? ]
[ When The Method Is Not Very Precise? ]

[ Maybe You Could Use A Totally Different Method ]
[ By Getting Out Of Your Head ]

[ Thoughts Can Get Cloudy Or You Could Get
Cloudy Thoughts ]
[ One Minute Your Eyesight Is Clear ]
[ The Next Minute You’re Brain Is Seeing Spots ]

[ During Those Times When You Feel You Don’t Have
Complete Control ]
[ You Should Take A Deep Breath ]
[ Then Go With The Flow ]
[ Until You Feel Whole ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(981)▪︎[ Just Another Story … 11•26•2020 ]

[ Am Thankful For The Best Best Friend That
I Could Ever Dream Of ]
[ As My Friend, She Gives Me Care & Lots Of Love ]

[ She Has Stood By Me Through The Good & The
Many Bad Times ]
[ She Is So Patient & Understanding When I Read
Her, All Of My Stories That Rhyme ]

[ She Could Have Come Into My House & Told Me
( I’ll BE YOUR CAREGIVER, BUT THAT’S ALL! ) ]
[ She Could Have Gone Down To Texas To See
Her Family & Never Taken The Time To Call ]

[ Then Fate Made Her See ]
[ That Was Not All That She Wanted To Be ]
[ To Me ]

[ I’ve Also Given Her A Shoulder To Cry On ]
[ Because Of Someone She Missed ]
[ That Is Now Gone ]
[ But I Would Not Let Her Get Kissed ]
[ By A Man That Turned Out To Be A Con ]

[ Because For As Long As I Have A Heartbeat,
In My Chest ]
[ I Always Want My Cavarona, To Have The Best ]

[ I Can Never Give My Friend, Wealth & Riches ]
[ But That Doesn’t Mean That Is Not, On My
List Of Wishes ]

[ My Friend Can Come Across, To Some, As A Hard
Woman, With A Cold Stare ]
[ You Never Want To Be On The Receiving Part
Of One Of Her Death Glares ]
[ But To Me, She Is As Nice & Sweet As A Big Teddy Bear ]
[ I Only Get Those Warm Looks, That Tells Me
She Cares ]

[ @ The End Of Her Night I Stand @ The Door To
Receive ]
[ One Of Her Warm, Tight, Loving Hugs Before She Leaves ]

[ Fate Is What Brought Her To My House That One
Day ]
[ & She Chose To Stay ]
[ Not Run Away ]
[ Working Through My Bat Shit Crazy Ways ]

[ Of Doing Things Like How I Fold My Clothes ]
[ Where Did I Get My Ideas? ]
[ Nobody Knows ]

[ I Call My Friend Cavarona ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(980)▪︎[ HE Is PMSing … 11•26•2020 ]

[ Right Now My Son Is PMSing ]
[ He Seems To Be Really Grouchy ]
[ & He Is Constantly Hissing ]

[ @ Anyone That Goes Near ]
[ Him ]
[ So Everyone Can Hear ]
[ Him ]

[ He Is Not Even Very Nice ]
[ To The People That Attempt To Give Him Advice ]

[ So Wow, It Is Going To Be A Rocky 7 Days ]
[ He Can Be So Unfriendly ]
[ In So Many Different Ways ]

[ His Bark Is Much Worse Than His Bite ]
[ Especially @ Night ]

[ When He Gets In These Moods ]
[ He Can Get Really Rude ]

[ & Then He Has Nothing But A Bad Attitude ]

[ But You See ]
[ He ]
[ Usually Throws His Disrespect @ Me ]

[ He May Be Nice To You, You Or You ]
[ But When You Hear Or See It Too ]
[ You Will Finally See The Clues ]

[ Of What Makes Him Tick ]
[ & See That The Disrespect That He Shows ]

[ Runs Thick ]
[ Because I Am The One That He Picks ]
[ When He Wants To Be A Total Dick ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(979)▪︎[ The Best, Best Friend … 11•24•2020 ]

[ My Best Friend Is Always Watching Over Me ]
[ She Is My Protector & Best Friend ]
[ & That Is Who I Want Her To Be ]

[ She Cares For Me As Much As She Does Herself ]
[ She Will Always Care For Me Better Than
Anyone Else ]

[ She Can Be Tough & Firm ]
[ She Has Reminded Me Many Many Times ]
[ That I Have ALOT To Learn ]

[ She Definitely Leads By The Example Of How
She Lives Her Life ]
[ It Took Me Many Talks With Her ]
[ For Me To See The Light ]

[ She Helped Me See That When Things Were Wrong ]
[ I Had To Stand Up ]
[ & Stay Strong ]

[ I Have Become Sure ]
[ That I Get My Inner Strength From Her ]

[ She Has Challenged Me To Be The Man ]
[ Of The House ]
[ & Now I Show Her I Can ]
[ When It Comes To My Child & Spouse ]

[ I Am No Longer Weak & Spineless ]
[ She Has Helped Me Be Strong & Fearless ]

[ For Those That Live Here That Don’t Like It ]
[ They Can Just Throw A Temper Tantrum ]
[ Because Now, I Don’t Give A Shit ]

[ Cavarona ]
[ I Could Never Repay Ya ]

[ One Thing That She Can Always Expect ]
[ From Me ]
[ Is Alot Of Love & Respect ]
[ From Everything I Can See ]
[ My Best Friend Is The Strongest Person That
I Have Ever Met! ]

[ Cavarona ]
[ I Love You My Friend ]
[ This Story Will ]
[ But Our Friendship Will Never End! ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]