[ One Day The Lonely Man Came Back To Show
His Deepest Scars ]
[ When He Pulled Up His Undershirt T-Top ]
[ They Looked As Big As Small Cars ]
[ Why Would The Lonely Man Lift Up His Shirt? ]
[ & Show His Hurt? ]
[ It Was NOT For The Itty Bitty ]
[ Pity ]
[ That He Could Get From A Stranger In The City ]
[ It Was So Others Could Learn ]
[ That It Doesn’t Take Spicy Food ]
[ To Cause Someone’s Heart To Burn ]
[ Wounds Are Not Always Made In The Physical Sense ]
[ Just Like Someone’s Dirty Look Can Make You Tense ]
[ A Stab Is Not Always Physical ]
[ Jokes Are Not Always Comical ]
[ If You Are Not Always Mindful ]
[ Jokes Can Quickly Turn Hurtful ]
[ You Can Not Joke About Gender, Race Or Being
Black Or White ]
[ You Can’t Joke About Age Or Weight ]
[ But People Still Joke About Some One’s Height ]
[ Asks The Lonely Man ]
[ You Don’t Try To Go There, There Or There ]
[ But Others Have A Sense Of Entitlement & Think That
They Can ]
[ Sometimes He Takes The Elder Woman’s Cart ]
[ Back Into Walmart ]
[ Not Because He Was Being Asked ]
[ By The Older Lady With The Smile On Her Mask ]
[ He Never Stands Out In The Crowd ]
[ That Is Not What The Lonely Man Is About ]
[ How Will His Wounds Heal? ]
[ How Do His Wounds Feel? ]
[ Everyone One Has Wounds Of Some Sort ]
[ Some People Have Been Successful In Building Their
Own Imaginary Emotional Fort ]
[ ( THAT IS QUITE THE WALL THAT YOU’ve BUILT ) ]
[ Is It As High As Your Mountain Of Guilt? ]
[ How About The Many Pages Of Regrets? ]
[ The Lonely Man Has More, He Bets ]
[ Looking Within @ Your Own Feelings Stings ]
[ Self-Doubt & Insecurity Are The Kings ]
[ Nothing Around The Lonely Man Makes Him Feel
That Bad ]
[ Or That Sad ]
[ Oh Here Is One ( HELLO, DAD! ) ]
[ Sometimes The Lonely Man Could Be Standing On
The Corner Waiting For The Bus ]
[ Sometimes There Is A Little Bit Of The Lonely Man
In Each One Of Us ]
[ ( a very quiet mike drops ) ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
Category: [ 2021 Stories ]
(402)▪︎[ It Sets In Slowly … 5•11•2021 ]
[ A Sense Of Isolation Is Starting To Set In ]
[ When Will This End? ]
[ When Did It Actually Begin? ]
[ Was It Yesterday Or Ten Years Ago? ]
[ The Exact Date Was … ]
[ Well I Really Don’t Know ]
[ It Seems Like It Drifted In While I Slept ]
[ I Cannot Remember How Many Nights That I Wept ]
[ Yes, Grown Men DO Cry ]
[ When I Read You A Really Sad Story ]
[ I Don’t Want To See A Dry Eye ]
[ This Isn’t About How Debilitating PTSD ]
[ Is For Me ]
[ No, Not This Rhyme ]
[ No, Not This Time ]
[ Maybe If I Was A Huge Loud Bird ]
[ My Words ]
[ Would Be Heard ]
[ Since I Am Not A Betting Man ]
[ I Don’t Think That I Can ]
[ Definitely Not In My Own ]
[ Home ]
~ Ka hopena ~
|| Mahalo iā ‘oe ||
|| A hui hou mākou ||
|| Aloha ||
|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||
(436)▪︎[ I Will Still Choose Her … 5•24•2021 ]
[ If You Were Able To Live A Life After Your Life ]
[ Had Ended ]
[ Would You Choose The Same Wife ]
[ Or A New Woman You Just Befriended? ]
[ Or Would You Start Over? ]
[ With A Different Partner Or Lover? ]
[ Given The Choice & The Chance ]
[ I Would Take My Current Wife To This Dance ]
[ She Knows My Steps, My Shakes & My Moves ]
[ She Knows How I Like To Dance When Good Music Puts
Me In The Mood ]
[ This Wife Has Stuck With Me Through Thick & Thin ]
[ She Has Helped Me Celebrate The Many Wins ]
[ She Was Always The First One To Put Out Her Hand When
Things Got Tough ]
[ She Got Me Through The Many Times That Were Rough ]
[ I Wish There Wasn’t Many ]
[ I Wish That There Wasn’t ANY! ]
[ But That Is Not Realistic ]
[ @ Least I Never Came Home With Another Woman’s Lipstick ]
[ On My Collar ]
[ Oh Yes, That Would Make Her Holler! ]
[ Justifiable So ]
[ Then That Would Be A ( NO! ) ]
[ To Get Through 25 + Years ]
[ She’s Been Patient, Understanding, Caring, Empathic &
Strong Willed ]
[ & She Also Knows, That Real Men Do Shed Tears ]
[ This Beautiful Woman Has Worn Many Hats ]
[ Friend, Girlfriend, Fiance, Bride, Wife, Best Friend, Lover,
Confidante, Mechanic, Mover, Care Giver, Advocate,
College Football Watching Buddy, Manager, Nurse,
Driver, Bread Winner, Guardian, Mother, Gardner, Guide,
Map Reader, Protector & Chef ]
[ Is There Anything Left? ]
[ & Wherever We Lived, She Was Always Okay When I Fed, Then
Adopted, The Stray Cats ]
[ We Watched A Comedy Called ( HALL PASS ) One Day ]
[ Then I Said ( IF I WAS GIVEN ONE … ) ]
[ I Would Choose To Give It Away ]
[ Because It Never Sounded Fun ]
[ I Have Never Had A ( GO TO FEMALE CELEBRITY ) That I
Would Throw Everything Away For ]
[ There Is No Other Female That I Would Dream Of Knocking
@ My Front Door ]
[ I Don’t Ask For Much ]
[ So I Have Never Fantaisized About Ms. Such & Such ]
[ My Wife That I Have, Is My Dream Come True ]
[ I Hope For You, You & You ]
[ That Some Day, While @ Work, You Could Have A Friend
Introduce You To Her Friend ]
[ So You Could Have A Great Marriage That Doesn’t End ]
~ Ka hopena ~
|| Mahalo iā ‘oe ||
|| A hui hou mākou ||
|| Aloha ||
|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||
(434)▪︎[ My Piece Of Tile … 5•24•2021 ]
[ When I Say That I Want To Concentrate On My Own Piece
Of Tile ]
[ That Means That I Won’t Walk A Mile ]
[ So I Could See Your Side For Awhile ]
[ Your Side Is All Yours ]
[ With Your Own Ceiling, Walls & Floors ]
[ I Don’t Even Want To Come & Sneak ]
[ A Peak ]
[ While We Speak ]
[ When It Comes To How You Think, I Have Zero Say ]
[ Today ]
[ Tomorrow ]
[ In Any Way ]
[ You Have 100% Responsibility ]
[ & Accountability ]
[ Just Like You Should Have 100% Confidentiality ]
[ What I Say & Do I Should Own ]
[ Even Though I Might Not Like The Other Person’s Tone ]
[ It Just Seems As I’ve Grown ]
[ Even Though, It Makes Me Feel More & More Alone ]
[ That Is The Affect Of Growing Into Adulthood ]
[ Alot Of Things That I Might Do, Could ]
[ Be Misunderstood ]
[ & Might Even Be Disliked ]
[ If I Call The Wrong Guy ( MIKE ) ]
[ But What I Say & Can Do ]
[ May Or May Not Involve You ]
[ & I Assume ]
[ I Am Not Supposed To Look Your Way & Presume ]
[ What You Might Or Might Not Think ]
[ Or What I Might Guess]
[ What You Would Want To Drink ]
[ I Only Have To Be Aware ]
[ Of ]
[ The One Tile Square ]
[ That I Am Supposed To Love ]
[ So I Can Wine ]
[ & Dine ]
[ On Mine ]
[ Until The Clock Strikes Nine ]
[ All That I Am Responsible For ]
[ Is How My Piece Of Tile Fits On This Very Large Floor ]
[ I Am Supposed To Defend ]
[ Where It Fits In ]
[ & That Is It ]
~ Ka hopena ~
|| Mahalo iā ‘oe ||
|| A hui hou mākou ||
|| Aloha ||
|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||
(429)▪︎[ Who Is This Asha? … 5•22•2021 ]
[ Who Is This Asha Woman In A Nutshell? ]
[ Well … ]
[ Okay, I Will Tell ]
[ She Cannot Be Explained In Simple Terms ]
[ She Is A Woman Of Alot Of Words ]
[ She Is A Whole Lot Of Fun & Sometimes Very Predictable ]
[ If She Was A Piece Of Furniture She Would Be A Dining
Room Table ]
[ A Solid & Incredibly Strong Base ]
[ & Always Dependable ]
[ She Can Be Small But Then Expanded By Adding A Leaf ]
[ She Is Totally Transparent ]
[ & Never Hides Anything, Like A Thief ]
[ What You See Is What You Get ]
[ Her Temperature Rarely Changes ]
[ Like Going Cold After Accidentally Getting Wet ]
[ But Then, If You Ask ]
[ If She Could Do A Task ]
[ That Is When The Humor Starts ]
[ After Asking Her To Fold A SWEATSHIRT ]
[ I Had To Break Down The Instructions Into Several Simple
Parts ]
[ Show Her How To Fold Them In Thirds Really Neat & Nice ]
[ But The Whole Concept Confuses Her ]
[ Because In Her Eyes The SWEATSHIRT Was Only Folded
Twice ]
[ She Is Complex, Concerning, Comedic & Confusing ]
[ She Is Also As Sweet, Beautiful & Intelligent As She
Is Tall ]
[ & When Her Sense Of Humor Comes Out, She Is Downright
Amusing ]
[ She May Ask Questions Alot ]
[ & When She Puts On This One Certain Red Dress ]
[ You Can’t Believe Your Eyes, Because She Looks HOT! ]
[ & If You Could Get Up The Nerve ]
[ You Should Ask Ms. Asha ( DAMN, WHERE DO HIDE THOSE
CURVES? ]
[ While You Show Her The Respect ]
[ That Was Not One Image That You Would Ever Expect ]
[ She Has Such A Fast Personality She Can Barely Keep
Up With Herself @ Times ]
[ If You Watch & Really Listen To Her ]
[ Many Things Wind Up In The Stories That Rhyme ]
[ Ms. Asha Is As Honest As They Come ]
[ It Would Be A Huge Mistake For Anyone To Call Her Dumb ]
[ Her Integrity Is Beyond Question ]
[ Sometimes Her Responses CAUSES Questions ]
[ Truth To Be Told ]
[ Asha Is Sincere Instead Of Cold ]
[ & In Most Instances ]
[ She Has The Biggest Heart Of Gold ]
[ If You Ever Have ALOT Of Time & Patience & Want To
Have Some Fun ]
[ Ask Asha To Do A Task That She Has Never Done ]
[ Then Stand Back & Watch ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(193)▪︎[ Why The Need To Fake? … 3•6•2021 ]
[ People Do Not Fake Depression, They Fake That
They Are Okay ]
[ You Need To See For Yourself ]
[ Instead Of Only Listening To What They Say ]
[ Nobody Wants To Hear Bad News ]
[ After They Ask All Of Their Fake ( HOW ARE YOU’s? ) ]
[ People Tend To Walk Away After They Have Heard ]
[ A Negative Word ]
[ Most Of The Time They Gloss Over What They Hear ]
[ Then You Want To Ask ( DO YOU EVER PAY ATTENTION
TO WHAT I SAY WHEN YOU ARE HERE? ) ]
[ It Is Much Easier To Disregard A Text ]
[ They Just Read The One That Is Next ]
[ Then They Can Hit ( DELETE ) ]
[ That Is An Easier Way To Get Rid Of You Than When
You Are Standing There, Feet To Feet ]
[ Why Must People Fake Their Emotions Day In & Day Out ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(182)▪︎[ Wherever My Thoughts Take Me … 3•1•2021 ]
[ My Mind Is So Full Of Thoughts ]
[ I Hope That Since The Year 2017 ]
[ I Have Written Down More Than I’ve Forgot ]
[ Words Come @ Me Really Fast ]
[ & I Have To Make A Rhyme That Makes Sense ]
[ Before It Has Passed ]
[ This Word Will Rhyme With That One ]
[ But Then I Need To Make More That Rhyme ]
[ Before The Story Is Even Close To Being Done ]
[ Will This Be Funny, Serious Or One That Makes
The Reader Think ]
[ Sometimes They May Miss The Meaning If They
Stop & Blink ]
[ What Will The Title Be? ]
[ That Is Always A Wait & See ]
[ I Will Tend To Read My Story All The Way Through ]
[ Because The Act Of Giving The Story A Title ]
[ Is The Last Thing I Tend To Do ]
[ I Have No Idea Which Way The Words Will Go ]
[ I Can’t Change The Direction Though ]
[ It Is Like A Fast Moving Train ]
[ & Thoughts Quickly Turnover In My Brain ]
[ Some Thoughts Flow Than Abruptly Stop ]
[ Just Like That ]
[ The Whole Idea Pops ]
[ Like A Helium Balloon ]
[ In An Empty Room ]
[ & Then It Is Gone ]
[ I Never Cry About The Loss ]
[ Because I Just Move On ]
[ To The Next ]
[ & Sometimes I Will Share Them In A Text ]
[ Once I See The Door ]
[ & The Rhyme Hits The Floor ]
[ I Cannot Write Anymore ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(221)▪︎[ Things Change … 3•16•2021 ]
[ Whenever Charlie Brown Comes Home He Puts
Scooby-Doo In His Dog House ]
[ Because Scooby-Doo Is Not Liked By Charlie’s
Spouse ]
[ Veronica Used To Like Dogs ]
[ But That Was In Years Past When She Used To
Walk Around In Dansko’s Clogs ]
[ Times Change ]
[ & Then ]
[ The Questions & Answers Get Rearranged ]
[ Little Red Ran Away With The Big Mama Bear ]
[ Because Out Of The 3 Bears ]
[ Mama Seemed To Be The Only To Show Little Red
That She Cared ]
[ Making Little Bear Cry ]
[ & Leaving Pappa Bear High & Dry ]
[ Brair Rabbit Doesn’t Dig Up Her Food Anymore ]
[ Now She Puts Her Vegetables On The Shelves
That Are On The Inside Of The Refrigerator Door ]
[ The Tasmanian Devil Got Arrested For Driving Drunk ]
[ Someone Teased Him About How He Should Had
Walked Home, Instead ]
[ & They Were Answered With A ( YA THUNK? ) ]
[ As The World Turns ]
[ & Everybody’s Stomach Churns ]
[ Causing Everyone To Lose Sleep ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(214)▪︎[ Not Really … 3•15•2021 ]
[ Onward & Upward You Go ]
[ Where You Will Land ]
[ You Will Never Know ]
[ Things Are Several Mysteries All Rolled Into One ]
[ Some Takes Some Work ]
[ & Some Tune Out All Of The Fun ]
[ But Never Let Someone Ruin Your Life That Is Standing
Over There ]
[ That Is Where People Stand ]
[ When They Don’t Really Care ]
[ About Themselves Or You ]
[ They Are Reckless ]
[ & Dangerous ]
[ In What They Do ]
[ They Are Dangerous Because They Frequently Drive ]
[ While They Drink ]
[ They No Longer Feel Alive ]
[ When They Feel Numb When They Try To Think ]
[ One Person, Two Or Three Or Four ]
[ They Never Care Anymore ]
[ Who Dies ]
[ Or Who Thrives ]
[ Because They Became Dead Inside Many Years Ago ]
[ When Others Are Hoping For Sunshine ]
[ They Are Wanting It To Snow ]
[ & They Will Never Give You An Umbrella Or Render
Àid ]
[ When They Stand Right Next To You & Rain On Your
Parade ]
[ Or You Hit A Wall ]
[ On The Way To The Hospital ]
[ & You Can’t See ]
[ Your Way To The Room ]
[ For Your Much Needed Neck Surgery ]
[ Where & When They Will Commence In Cutting Open
Your Spine ]
[ You Will Not Whine ]
[ Because This Is Not Costing You A Dime ]
[ A Dime Is Quite Alot & Is A Big Deal ]
[ Especially If You Have No Idea ]
[ Where Or When You Will Be Getting Your Next Meal ]
[ So Time After Time ]
[ You Fill Your Days ]
[ Writing Rhyme After Rhyme ]
[ Some Make Sense ]
[ & Some Keep People Riding The Fence ]
[ On What The Story Really Means ]
[ Sometimes ]
[ Most Times ]
[ It Is Not What It Seems ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(211)▪︎[ Whatever Happened? … 3•14•2021 ]
[ I Hate That My Memory Has Become So Hazy ]
[ Sometimes I Feel That My Brain Has Become Really Lazy ]
[ It Seems That The Things That I Should Remember,
I Don’t ]
[ When I Really Want To Remember Something, I Won’t ]
[ Is It The Downside Of Aging? ]
[ Could It Be The Consequences From All Of Those
Years Where I Was Raging? ]
[ Raging Out Of Control? ]
[ But Wait ]
[ I Was Never Abusing Alcohol ]
[ So My Brain Is Not Pickled ]
[ Just Like I Am Never Affected By Being Tickled ]
[ I Can Control That Really Well ]
[ I May Be Laughing Hysterically Inside ]
[ But No One Would Ever Be Able To Tell ]
[ I Have No Idea Why I Have Been Able To Do This Now ]
[ I Really Don’t Know How ]
[ But I Do Not Understand Why My Memory Is
Faltering ]
[ Is My Brain Altering ]
[ Going Through Normal Life Changes? ]
[ So I Will Remember Less? ]
[ Will My Memory Stop? ]
[ Before I Drop? ]
~ The End ~
[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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