[ You Don’t Make Things Up, Just To Write Something Nice ]
[ You Never Think ]
[ That Every Word That You Write Will Be Taken As Advice ]
[ You Don’t Say Something Nice Just So YOU Feel Good ]
[ If That Is How It Comes Across ]
[ Than The Whole Situation Has Been Vastly Misunderstood ]
[ You Say Or Do Something With A Pure Heart ]
[ If That Is Not Believed ]
[ Then Why Should You Even Start? ]
[ You Just Want To Make Others Smile ]
[ Not For Just Awhile ]
[ Some People Never Give Or Get A Compliment In Their Life ]
[ They Would Rather Stand On The Side ]
[ & Slash @ People With A Knife ]
[ Cut Downs Is What They Are Used To ]
[ They Are Not Used To What You Come Out & Do ]
[ Some People Are Used To Being Used ]
[ & Pointed @ & Accused ]
[ Men Are The Main Perpetrators ]
[ There Is The Occasional Woman ]
[ & Men Are Also Some Of The Worst Instigators ]
[ You Are Not Expecting Anything Out Of It ]
[ You Are Not Saying Anything Just To Show Your Wit ]
[ Everybody Should Like A Little Sunshine Sprinkled On
Their Head ]
[ Would They Rather Have Negative Remarks Thrown @ Them ]
[ That Sticks In Their Memory, Instead? ]
[ You Guess Negative Comments Are Much Easier To Take ]
[ They Sure Are Easier To Make ]
[ Their Height, Their Weight Or What They Are Wearing ]
[ It Is Much Easier To Say Something That Shows That
You Not Caring ]
[ None Of Those Would Be Worth Sharing ]
[ It Seems That People Accept Rude Comments Much Easier
Than They Do Compliments ]
[ & That Is A Very Sad Statement ]
[ Why Is It Easier For Some To Accept Remarks That Cut? ]
[ Instead Of Compliments That Are Supposed To Lift Their
Spirits Up? ]
[ People Are Quick To Tear Others Down ]
[ Than They Are To Say Something Nice To Replace The
Frown ]
[ It Is Really Strange How That Works ]
[ The Good Guys Always Finish Last ]
[ Because Some People Are Used To The People That Spend
Their Time Being Jerks ]
[ & That Is Sad ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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Category: [ 2021 Stories ]
(681)▪︎[ The Bad Years … 8•16•2021 ]
[ There Were Years When All You Wanted To Do Was Just
Lay Down & Drift Off Into A Deep ]
[ Long Sleep ]
[ Could Anybody Take Your Pain Away? ]
[ Even For A Day? ]
[ If You Took All Of Those Pills, Would That Do The Trick? ]
[ You Had All Of Those Bottles From Which To Pick ]
[ Days Were Dark ]
[ You Had No Drive ]
[ You Felt Like You Were Stuck In Park ]
[ You Failed To Thrive ]
[ The Nights Were Even Darker ]
[ The Bad Images In Your Mind Were Always Larger ]
[ The Sounds Of That Person In Pain ]
[ You Heard Over & Over Again ]
[ Being Stuck In A (3) Hour Riot ]
[ Has Stolen All Of The Times When You Needed It To Be Quiet ]
[ There Was Nothing You Could Do ]
[ The Whole System Failed You ]
[ You Had To Listen To That Kid Getting Beat ]
[ All The While The Powers That Had Been There ]
[ Directed You To Take A Seat ]
[ This All Became Your PTSD In A Nutshell ]
[ So For So Many Years Your Memory Dragged You Through
Hell ]
[ You Can’t Say (& BACK) Because Sometimes Your Memory
Left You There ]
[ These Kinds Of Memories You NEVER Share ]
[ Unless You Wanted To Scare ]
[ Whoever You Were Talking To ]
[ Whenever You Were In A Flashback You Never Knew ]
[ What To Do ]
[ So Your Dark Days Extended To (21) Or (22) Hours Long ]
[ Everything In Your Head Was Wrong ]
[ You Stopped Feeling Strong ]
[ You Never Turned To Alcohol Or Any Illicit Drugs ]
[ You Never Turned Into A Thug ]
[ But You Did Turn Into Your Worst Enemy ]
[ You Could Not See ]
[ How Things Should Be ]
[ All Because Of Your PTSD ]
[ If Only You Could Go To Sleep For A Day Or Two ]
[ Would All Of These Sleeping Pills See You Through? ]
[ They Almost Did That ]
[ I Was @ The Count Of (2) On The Mat ]
[ But Then You Woke Up One Day ]
[ Then Decided That Wasn’t The Way ]
[ Everyday Since Then, You Walk The Fine ]
[ Imaginary Line ]
[ Do You Want To Go? ]
[ Or Do You Want To Stay? ]
[ Do You Always Know ]
[ That It Is Okay If You Are Not Feeling Okay? ]
[ You Say That Only The Wise ]
[ Recognize ]
[ The Prize ]
[ Through All The Angst & Strife ]
[ The Prize Is Living Your Life ]
[ The Best That You Possibly Can ]
[ & Try To Be Your Biggest Fan ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(676)▪︎[ Outside Of The Norm … 8•12•2021 ]
[ It May Not Be So Sappy ]
[ That You Don’t Have To Be Okay ]
[ To Strive To Be Happy ]
[ It Is Okay, To Feel Sad ]
[ It Is Okay, To Feel Bad ]
[ Depending On The Reason ]
[ Not The Season ]
[ It Is Okay To Not Always Be @ The Top Of Your Game ]
[ Everyday ]
[ There Is No One To Blame ]
[ On Why Things Might Be That Way ]
[ It Is Okay If You Are Not In The Mood To Talk ]
[ As We Take A Silent Walk ]
[ Silence Is Nice When Others Around You No Why ]
[ You Do Not Need To Smile & Lie ]
[ Be Honest With Those Around You ]
[ Don’t Play Them Like A Fool ]
[ Maybe They Are Not Okay, Too ]
[ & They Look To You For Guidance ]
[ & Being A Good Alliance ]
[ Not Giving Them Defiance ]
[ More Than A Few People Are Not Okay In Some Form ]
[ Because It Is Okay To Live Outside Of The Norm ]
[ If You Are Not Hurting Yourself ]
[ Or Anybody Else ]
[ It Is Quite Okay ]
[ Anyday ]
[ To Not Be Okay ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(674)▪︎[ Not The Ideal Way To Live … 8•12•2021 ]
[ Do You Know What Friends Are For? ]
[ Are They There To Help You Up Off Of The Floor? ]
[ Maybe They Are There To Pat You On The Back ]
[ Or To Always Have Your (6) ]
[ Whenever You Might Be Under Attack ]
[ They Put Out Their Hand When You Need One ]
[ They Spend Time With You When Life Is Not All That Fun ]
[ Not Everyday, Is Filled With Fun & Games ]
[ A Friend Is Always There When You Start Kicking Ass &
Taking Names ]
[ A Good Friend Also Brings Good Conversations ]
[ Talking About Any Subject Without Reservations ]
[ You Can Talk About Most Anything ]
[ & Honesty Is King ]
[ Honor & Trust ]
[ Is A Must ]
[ Helping Those Who Had Less Than Yourself ]
[ Giving Homeless People Food Off Of Your Own Shelf ]
[ Because One Detour Off Of Your Life’s Path Could Find
Yourself There, Too ]
[ It Is What Could Be Done ]
[ Not Because Of What You Do ]
[ A Homeless Man Did Not Wish He Would Be One When He Was
A Young Boy ]
[ Somewhere Along His Path, Something Happened That Took
Away His Joy ]
[ Maybe What Changed His Life ]
[ Was When He Lost His Wife ]
[ That Could Be A Legitimate Reason ]
[ & Then He Had To Live Outside Where The Weather Was Freezing ]
[ Nobody Wants To Get In A Mess ]
[ That Will Cause Them To Be Homeless ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(673)▪︎[ To Choose Or Not To Choose … 8•11•2021 ]
[ Way In The Back Of Your Mind ]
[ You Look For The Answer To The Question That Continues
To Stump All Of Mankind ]
[ Why Are We Here On This Earth? ]
[ Have We All Had A Purpose Here, Ever Since Birth? ]
[ Are We Really Supposed To Get Along With Others? ]
[ Are We Supposed To Grow-Up To Battle With Our Brothers ]
[ Love Thy Neighbor, But To Hell With The Family ]
[ How Can This Be? ]
[ Blood Does Not Always Turn Out To Be The Ones That Are
Around You When Your Life Comes To An End ]
[ Family Usually Tends To Be Made Up Of A Couple Of Good
Friends ]
[ You Grow Up Being Told That You Can’t Ever Pick Your
Family, But Then You Find Out Otherwise ]
[ As You Find Out ]
[ When You Were Young, You Are Told A Handful Of Lies ]
[ Blood Family Members Do Not Always Stick Around ]
[ It Is Usually A Good Friend That Helps You Up Off Of The
Ground ]
[ Family Members All Have Free Will ]
[ If They Ever Want To Stick Around When You Get Ill ]
[ Every Single Person Has Their Own Agenda To Work
Towards ]
[ People Usually Don’t Put Their Hand Out Unless There
Are Personal Rewards ]
[ During The Holidays Do You Think That Most Family Members
Want To Be There? ]
[ Most Do Not Care ]
[ It Is Far More Rewarding To Have People That Want To Come
Over & Spend Time With You ]
[ For An Hour Or Two ]
[ When Nobody Was Forced ]
[ Where Nobody Was Coerced ]
[ Family Get Togethers Are Mind Numbing ]
[ How Many Really Enjoy Coming? ]
[ It So Much More Rewarding To Become Part Of A Family Than
To Be Expected To Be Part Of One ]
[ The Way You Grew Up ]
[ (30) Years Ago, You Were Done ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(676)▪︎[ Outside Of The Norm … 8•12•2021 ]
[ It May Not Be So Sappy ]
[ That You Don’t Have To Be Okay ]
[ To Strive To Be Happy ]
[ It Is Okay, To Feel Sad ]
[ It Is Okay To Feel Bad ]
[ Depending On The Reason ]
[ Not The Season ]
[ It Is Okay To Not Always Be @ The Top Of Your Game ]
[ Everyday ]
[ There Is No One To Blame ]
[ On Why Things Might Be That Way ]
[ It Is Okay If You Are Not In The Mood To Talk ]
[ As We Take A Silent Walk ]
[ Silence Is Nice When Others Around You No Why ]
[ Do Not Smile & Lie ]
[ Be Honest With Those Around You ]
[ Don’t Play Them Like A Fool ]
[ Maybe They Are Not Okay, Too ]
[ & They Look To You For Guidance ]
[ & Being A Good Alliance ]
[ Not Giving Them Defiance ]
[ More Than A Few People Are Not Okay In Some Form ]
[ Because It Is Okay To Live Outside Of The Norm ]
[ If You Are Not Hurting Yourself ]
[ Or Anybody Else ]
[ It Is Quite Okay ]
[ Anyday ]
[ To Not Be Okay ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(338)▪︎[ End A Good Day … 4•24•2021 ]
[ Nobody Pushed You Into Re-Inventing The Wheel ]
[ They Just Wanted You To Get A Good Deal ]
[ In Love, Life Or Play ]
[ If You Would Have Or Get Good Luck In Any Way ]
[ Is There Anyone Around To Help? ]
[ Maybe You Can Entertain Yourself ]
[ By Reading Some Hilarious Reviews Of Businesses On Yelp ]
[ & You Could Consider It To Be A Good Night ]
[ To Not Say Anything That Would Lead To A Fight ]
[ Sometimes It Seems ]
[ That Whatever The Last Things That You Talk About Has An
Uncanny Way Of Getting Into Your Dreams ]
[ Make Your Partner The Last Person You See & ( I LOVE YOU )
The Last Thing You Say ]
[ So You Will Have Positive Dreams ]
[ That Will Help Guide You Into The Next Day ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(656)▪︎[ A Simple Man … 8•6•2021 ]
[ When It Comes Down To The Basics You Are A Simple Man
@ Heart ]
[ Every Morning When You Wake ]
[ You Find It Harder & Harder To Get Off To A Good Start ]
[ Yes, You Are Very Much Alive ]
[ But Every Minute ]
[ You Are Searching For More Drive ]
[ You Don’t Quit ]
[ But You No Longer Thrive ]
[ It Is Good To Dive In Head First ]
[ But What Satisfies Your Thirst? ]
[ You Do Not Get Any Validation From Those That You
Personally Know ]
[ Whenever You Asked Someone If They Would Like To Read Your
Stories On Your Blog ]
[ They Would Politely Say ( I DO NOT THINK SO ) ]
[ So Now, You Do Not Stop To Ask ]
[ You Take Rejection Well, While You Hide It Behind Your Mask ]
[ Words & Stories Flow Out Of Your Stylus Tip ]
[ You Try To Keep Busy, So Your Mind Doesn’t Slip ]
[ You Challenge Yourself All Through The Day With Games
On Your Phone ]
[ Your I.Q. Has Never Been Known ]
[ You Have Never Wanted Or Needed To Be Tested ]
[ You Have Never Wanted To Be Big Chested ]
[ So Your Writing Is In The Driver’s Seat ]
[ Writing A Good Story Feels Like A Treat ]
[ Not For The Reader, But For The Writer ]
[ You Are Trying To Show Everyone That You Are A Fighter ]
[ Back You Into A Corner & You Will Fight ]
[ If Someone Ignores You ]
[ You Politely Say ( GOODNIGHT ) ]
[ Start Out New The Next Day ]
[ Hoping That You Can Connect In A Different Way ]
[ You Try Your Hardest Not To Overly Judge ]
[ You Try Your Hardest Not To Create A Grudge ]
[ You Rarely Carry Any Cash ]
[ & You Have Never Been About The Flash ]
[ You Try To Get Away From The Stress ]
[ By Staying Away From What You Think Might Be A Mess ]
[ Sometimes You Are Unable To See Into The Future ]
[ & Then Stand There Unsure ]
[ Unsure Of Which Way To Go ]
[ Unsure Of What You Don’t Know ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(657)▪︎[ Getting Away … 8•6•2021 ]
[ Once The Fog Was Lifted Before Your Very Eyes ]
[ You Saw That All That She Was Telling You Was Nothing
But A Bunch Of Lies ]
[ Lying About Everything That She Had Said ]
[ Just To Put Doubt In Your Head ]
[ That Was Her Main Priority ]
[ Was To Make Your Mind, Starting To Think So Negatively ]
[ To Throw You Off Track ]
[ So You Would Not See ]
[ The Knife That Was Headed For Your Back ]
[ By Someone You Trusted ]
[ It Was The One Person That You Busted ]
[ So Why Did You Let Him Back In? ]
[ You Knew That The Situation Could Never Be A Win-Win ]
[ So Why? ]
[ All That He Does Is Lie ]
[ The Only Way That He Would Tell You The Truth ]
[ It Would Only Be If He Was Placed In A Lie Detector Booth ]
[ Somehow, Somewhere That Would Tell You That He Was Lying ]
[ Somehow, Where He Could Not Be Denying ]
[ What He Says ]
[ Or What He Does ]
[ So How Do You Get The Knife Out His Hand? ]
[ You Could Say It As A Demand ]
[ But You Know That Would Not Work ]
[ You Just Don’t Want Anyone To Get Hurt ]
[ So How Will You Deal With The Fog? ]
[ Stay Closer To Your Dog? ]
[ She Is Very Trustworthy & Wise ]
[ & She Is The Perfect Size ]
[ But The One Who Makes You Foggy ]
[ & Groggy ]
[ You Are Sure ]
[ That Your Life Will Thrive ]
[ Once … You Get Away From Her ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(626)▪︎[ You Try … 7•27•2021 ]
[ Your Head Feels Like A Pressurized Pot, Ready To Blow ]
[ When That Will Happen, Nobody Knows ]
[ The Pressure Keeps Building & Building As The Hours
Tick By ]
[ You Don’t Know The When ]
[ & You Have Never Understood The Why ]
[ It Just Started To Build One Morning Once You Opened
Your Eyes ]
[ When It Was So Hot In The Morning, You Could Have Deep
Fried Some Fries ]
[ It Just Feels Like A Pot Ready To Boil Over ]
[ Making You Sweat So Much ]
[ Your Shirt Starts To Give Off An Odor ]
[ Now You Are Becoming Self-Conscious, Of Yourself ]
[ You Do Not Want To Make The Area Around You Unbareable
For Someone Else ]
[ But What Can Settle Your Boiling Head? ]
[ Why Can’t You Think Some Good Thoughts Instead? ]
[ You Try & Try ]
[ Until It Makes, You Cry ]
[ You Begin To Have An Overwhelming Thirst ]
[ You Need Something To Stop The Hurt ]
[ Before Your Head Bursts ]
[ Eventually You Are Able To Lay Your Head Down On Your
Soft Pillow ]
[ & Turn The Pressure Down To Low ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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