[ 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 ]
Category: [ 2021 Stories ]
(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 ]
(506)▪︎[ A Waiting Game … 6•19•2021 ]
[ Everything Began To Be Extreme Except For The
Apologies ]
[ The Abuse Had Leveled Up So High ]
[ It Brings Her To Her Knees ]
[ No One Saw The Abuse Coming ]
[ The Screaming Has Become Mind Numbing ]
[ If There Ever Was A Comedic Meme ]
[ Death & Violence Would Be The Theme ]
[ Nobody Could Foresee The Wheels Coming Off Of
The Bus ]
[ Nobody Noticed When An ( ASK ) Became A Must ]
[ Each Day Was Another Destructive Day In Paradise ]
[ Where Nothing Is Planned ]
[ & Nothing Was Concise ]
[ But She Was A Planner ]
[ From Alabama ]
[ Roll Tide, Would Be What She Ended The Day Saying ]
[ When She Went To That University ]
[ She Was Always The One Paying ]
[ Now What Is She Supposed To Do Within This Abusive
Relationship ]
[ If She Ever Asked For A Divorce ]
[ Her Parents Would Flip ]
[ The Only Way Or Reason ]
[ This Will Work ]
[ Has To Happen During Deer Season ]
[ Then She Will … ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(508)▪︎[ Your Thoughts … 6•21•2021 ]
[ The Thoughts Keep Rolling Around In Your Mind ]
[ If They Stopped ]
[ Do You Know What You’ll Find? ]
[ Will There Be Thinking Errors Pinned To All Of The Walls? ]
[ Will There Be A Big Ole Stack Of Messages ]
[ From Your Missed Calls? ]
[ Why Did You Miss Such A Large Amount? ]
[ If You Started In The Morning ]
[ Would There’ll Be Too Many To Count? ]
[ What Else Is Floating Out There ]
[ There Might Be A Picture Or Two ]
[ When You Had A Full Head Of Hair ]
[ You Know That There Will Be @ Least A Hundred Thoughts
Out There That Do Not Make Sense ]
[ There Will @ Least Be A Few About Wondering If The Grass
Was Greener ]
[ On The Other Side Of The Fence ]
[ Did You Ever Climb Over & Give That Side A Taste? ]
[ You Did Know That Once You Came Back Over ]
[ You Would Have Problems Up To Your Waist? ]
[ Sometimes Thoughts Can Be Hard To Hang Onto ]
[ Those Are The Thoughts That Can Get Away From You ]
[ Thoughts Are Like Clouds ]
[ That Means That Every Thought Is Allowed ]
[ There Is No Such Thing As A Filter For The Thoughts
Coming In ]
[ It Is How Or If You Act On Them ]
[ When An Action Sometimes Becomes A Sin ]
[ The Filter Is On The Side Where You Choose To Put Your
Voice To One ]
[ Sometimes The Thought Can Sound Fun ]
[ Sometimes The Thought Can Make People Run ]
[ A Whole Lot Of Thoughts Should Be Kept To Yourself ]
[ Those Are The One’s That You Shouldn’t Share With
Anyone Else ]
[ Thoughts Come In & Most Of Them Will Quickly Leave ]
[ There Are Some Thoughts That You Don’t Want To Believe ]
[ Believe It Or Not ]
[ Those Are The Thoughts ]
[ That You’ve Got ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(509)▪︎[ Mahalo, Ash … 6•21•2021 ]
[ My Friend, Ash, Has As Big A Heart, Like The Whole Outdoors ]
[ If She Were A Food Treat, She Would Be A Big Piece Of S’mors ]
[ Melted Chocolate & Marshmellow Combined ]
[ Ash Is Considered A Good, Close Friend Of Mine ]
[ She Has That Hard Graham Cracker Crust ]
[ Wearing Kid Gloves, When With Ash, Is A Must ]
[ It Takes Alot To Get Ash To Lower Her Wall Just A
Little Bit ]
[ Because Ash Has Seen & Been Through So Much Shit ]
[ But She Perseveres Everytime, Everyday ]
[ She Wears That Big Smile ]
[ & She Stays Positive In So Many Ways ]
[ She Never Comes In Our House Being Overpowering ]
[ She Is Even Polite, When She Is Monitor’s His Showering ]
[ Asha Does Her Job Proud ]
[ She Is Full Of Fun ]
[ But She Is Never Too Loud ]
[ She Has Her Own Strong Opinions, But They Are Never
Forced ]
[ On Others ]
[ & She Gives It Freely Without Being Coerced ]
[ Sometimes She Shows A Sweet Tooth, But That Is Not Too
Often ]
[ But Mention Pie In A Conversation Just Once ]
[ & She Will Have One In The Oven ]
[ Cake Just Doesn’t Float ]
[ Her Boat ]
[ Give Her A Cupcake & Watch With Anticipation ]
[ But Put Sprinkles On Top ]
[ Then Watch Her Apprehension ]
[ There Is Nothing To Dislike Or Argue About ]
[ Once She Got Comfortable In Our House ]
[ She Removed All Doubt ]
[ About Her Qualifications & How Well She Would Do
With Our Challenging, Troubled Child ]
[ One Thing That I Would Not Call Her Personality & Strengths ]
[ & That Would Be Mild ]
[ She Has The Right Tone ]
[ & We Love Her Strong Backbone ]
[ Good, Consistent Upbringing Is What She Gives The Credit
For This ]
[ Meeting Her Three Years Ago Would Have Been @ The Top
This Parents Wish List ]
[ So I Bring This Story To An End ]
[ By Saying]
[ I Am So Glad That I Can Proudly Call Asha Hakeem A Good
Friend ]
[ Hey Ash, Here Is Something New ]
[ Pew, Pew, Pew ]
[ Mahalo, Ash ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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