(520)▪︎[ A Happy Marriage … 6•26•2021 ]

[ Being ½ Of A Successful Marriage Partnership Has Been The
Hardest Job You Have Ever Had ]
[ Though Alot More Rewarding Than Your Failed Aatempt @
Being A Dad ]

[ You Can’t Make Somebody Love You ]
[ No Matter How Hard You Try ]
[ & No Matter What You Do ]

[ In A Marriage You Get What You Give ]
[ It All Depends On How You Want To Live ]

[ Peace & Harmony Are Two Important Ingredients To Work
For ]
[ If You Don’t Have That For The Majority Of The Time ]
[ Someone Would Be Headed For The Door ]

[ One Thing That People Say ]
[ Is That You Don’t Want To Be Mad @ Each Other @ The End Of
The Day ]

[ That Is Nearly Impossible To Happen ]
[ Once Something Is Said … ]
[ Then … ]

[ An Argument Is Hard To Stop ]
[ A Subject That You Are Talking About Is Hard To Drop ]

[ Being Understanding & Having Patience Are A Must ]
[ (2) Very Important Tasks Is To Give & Have Trust ]

[ ( HELLO ) Turns To Like Then Turns To Love ]
[ A Committment Is Made That Is Tight As A Glove ]

[ Through The Years Each Other Goes Through Changes
But They Always Need To Adjust As They Come ]
[ Never, You Say Never, Call Your Spouse Dumb ]

[ It Is Imperative ]
[ That In Stressful Times, You Need To Get Creative ]

[ Understand That Each Of You Comes With Emotional
Baggage & Faults ]
[ Always Give From The Heart ]
[ & Show More Emotions Than A Robot ]

[ Celibrate Milestones & Never Forget Birthdays Or The
Anniversary Of Your Wedding Day ]
[ Stick Together Through The Good & The Bad ]
[ & … Stay ]

[ You Are 25 Years In ]
[ & You Would Do All Of This All Over Again & Again ]

~ Ka hopena ~

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

(507)▪︎[ The Round File … 6•21•2021 ]

[ 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 ]

(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 ]