(030)▪︎[ No, Not Never … 1•8•2022 ]

[ Do People Ever See Your Kind Soul Under Your Gruff
Exterior? ]
[ Especially Those That Try To Come Across As Being Superior? ]

[ Where Do People Get Off Acting Like That? ]
[ Who Has More Disposable Income? ]
[ Oh You Would Say That Would Be An Act ]

[ A Bigger Heart? ]
[ Most Really Do Not Play The Part ]

[ Oh They Can Call It In & Be Fake ]
[ Because All They Do Is Take, Take, Take ]

[ Taking Is The One Thing That These People Are Good @ ]
[ That ]
[ & Sitting Back, Getting Fat ]

[ Using Others ‘Tll The Full Extent ]
[ Stealing Money Until They Are Content ]

[ The Thing Is, They Are Not Content, Ever ]
[ Think That They Won’t Steal From You? ]
[ Do Not Ever Say Never ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(394)▪︎ [ BHS Class Of ’81, Reunion … 6•3•2022 ]

[ As Another Year Goes By ]
[ Talk Of A Reunion Floats Around In The Sky ]

[ This Will Be The 40th One Already ]
[ It Seems Like We Were Just Trying To Go Steady ]

[ Some Are Still Working, While Others Have Retired ]
[ Some Have Become Famous & Are Greatly Admired ]

[ Others Are Too Shy To Go ]
[ As I Look In The Mirror ]
[ I Ask (IS THAT ANYONE YOU KNOW?) ]

[ One Of The Main Reasons Why I’m Not There ]
[ I Don’t Really Feel That I Have Anything Worthwhile To Share ]

[ In 2017 I Was Given A Gift ]
[ All Of A Sudden I Could Write Poetic Stories ]
[ That Oftentimes Give People A Lift ]

[ Since I Started Way Back Then ]
[ I Have Written An Average Of (1100) Stories Each Year ]
[ Of What, Why Or When ]

[ The Stories Are Very Ecletic Because I Just Write My Thoughts ]
[ That Would Be Like Telling Me To Connect The Dots ]

[ My Biggest Accomplishment Has Been Staying Married For (26)
Years Plus ]
[ There Is No Me Or Her ]
[ There Is Only Us ]

[ I Wish I Had The Confindence To Join My Class Of ’81 ]
[ As Introverted As I Have Become ]
[ I Don’t Think That Would Be Very Fun ]

[ In 2002 A Work Related Incident Caused My Mind To Be
Enveloped By PTSD ]
[ So Crowds & Noise Can Really Get To Me ]

[ It Is Easiest For Me To Express Myself Through My Stories
Now ]
[ I Wish I Could Be There To Give Or Recieve Handshakes & Hugs ]
[ I Just Don’t Know How ]

[ I Hope I Explained Myself In A Simple Way ]
[ I Do Wish I Could Be There To Say (HEY!) ]

[ Love To All Of You ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(357)▪︎[ Faith? … 5•14•2022 ]

[ Who Does (1) Call When They’re Down In The Dumps? ]
[ This Is Only After You Feel That You Have Taken Your
Share Of Lumps? ]

[ You Don’t Believe In Faith Because Faith Has Never Brought
You Any Form Of Good Luck ]
[ Okay I Have Faith That I Will Not Be Run Over By A Big Truck ]

[ Is That The Kind Of Faith That I Should Count On? ]
[ When People Tell Me To Have Faith ]
[ I Have To Turn & Yawn ]

[ I Used To Have Faith In Every Aspect Of My Life ]
[ Now I Leave All Of The Faith Believing To My Beautiful Wife ]

[ I Must Have Had Faith That The Abuse By My Mothers Hands
Would Stop ]
[ I Probably Had Faith That The Gun In My Fathers Hand Would
Not Go Pop ]

[ Did I Have Faith That The Abuse In The Foster Homes Would
Not Continue ]
[ Why Should It ]
[ Stopping Is The Last Thing That Abusers Like To Do ]

[ I Guess My Faith Worked When My Foster Brother Tried
To Hang Me From A Really High Branch ]
[ Oh How I Hated Living @ The Foster Home On That Ranch ]

[ Around Every Corner In My Life, I Guess I Had Faith Maybe
Once Or Twice ]
[ Guess The Results Of Having Faith ]
[ Isn’t As Fast As Minute Rice ]

[ For Me, I Believe That The Rice Will Cook ]
[ Faster Than Salem Detectives Being Able To Track Down
Crooks ]

[ My Faith In Those Detectives Did Not Last Very Long ]
[ I Gave Them License Plate Numbers & Peoples Names ]
[ Where Could They Go Wrong? ]

[ They Would ]
[ They Could ]
[ They Are As Dumb As Wood ]

[ One Last Breath Of Faith Left Me In August Of 2002 ]
[ My Life Forever Changed That Month ]
[ Without Giving Me A Clue ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(373)▪︎[ H.B. Day, My Baby … 5•23•2022 ]

[ Well Here We Are, Another Birthday To Say Goodbye To ]
[ What Should We Do? ]

[ Should We Jump Up & Down & Sing Happy Birthday Out Of
The Open Windows? ]
[ Or Play It Cool With Those That Already Knows? ]

[ It Was Not Very Hard ]
[ For Th[ My Apologies For Not Spoiling You With A Party & A Dinner ]
[ But To Me You Have Always Been A Winner ]

[ When I Am Down, You Know How To Make Me Smile ]
[ A Little Bit Longer Than For Awhile ]

[ Everyday That I Wake Up Next To You I Feel Blessed ]
[ I Try To Be As Honest I Can Be ]
[ I Confess ]

[ You Have Always Been My Rock ]
[ You Have Been As Reliable As My Fit Bit Clock ]

[ I Wish I Could Solve Your Biggest Problems ]
[ & I See How Things Are So Overwhelmed ]

[ It Is Time That I Am Your Rock, After I Pulled Up My Big
Boy Pants ]
[ & Let You Take A Chance ]

[ That Is Only Fair ]
[ I Do This Because I Care ]

[ Happy Birthday To My Only (1) ]

[ I Love You! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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(374)▪︎[ Alex Is Sick … 5•25•2022 ]

[ Hey Aex, I Feel Bad That You Are Feeling Ill ]
[ & You Won’t Get Better By Taking A Magical Pill ]

[ If There Was (1) @ My Pharmacy, I Think That It Would
Be Worth The Walk ]
[ Along The Way We Would Have A Good Talk ]

[ If I Decide To Invest My Time With You (WHICH WAS A VERY EASY
DECISION)
[ I Don’t Want A Confession ]

[ I Just Want To Know A Little Bit About You ]
[ Besides What Brie Has Said About You Two ]
[ I Do Not Have A Clue ]

[ This Is What I Know … ]

[ You Have Always Been A Stand-Up Guy ]
[ You Do Not Accept Or Tell A Lie ]

[ It Is Understood ]
[ That You Like Lots Of Food ]

[ You Are Tolerate ]
[ That Is Very Important ]

[ You Shower Brie With Love Everyday ]
[ In All Kinds Of Ways ]

[ You Are A Man’s Man ]
[ That Is Something That Makes You Give A Damn ]

[ You Are Very Understanding ]
[ & That Is Outstanding ]

[ You Have The Patience To Give A Stranger The Time Of Day
On The Phone ]
[ Even Though I Am Totally Unknown ]

[ You Always Put Brie First ]
[ Even Though You Are The (1) With The Dying Thirst ]

[ Right Now Brie Has To Go Into Caregiver Mode ]
[ & Carry The Load ]

[ I Am Just Sitting Here In The Living Room Waiting For
Emily To Change My Bed ]
[ & Yes I Would Rather Be There Leaning Against The Pillows
Instead ]

[ I Don’t Pray, But I Send You Good Thoughts ]
[ I Hope This Doesn’t Come Across As Just Seeing Spots! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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(375)▪︎[ Ms. Allison … 5•26•2022 ]

[ There Was A Knock On The Door, Who Could It Be ]
[ It Was A Younger, Smiling Caregiver I See ]

[ Her Name Is Allison, Or Ali To Her Friends, She Was Stating ]
[ I Would Give Her An (A+) If I Was Going To Give Her A Rating ]

[ She Conquers Every Task ]
[ When Asked ]

[ She Gives Me A Smile, Instead Of A Bad Attitude ]
[ She Showed Me An Even Amount Of Gratitude ]

[ When Given Something Small In Size ]
[ She Gives Me A Smile That Makes Me Realize ]

[ How Nice It Is To Be Smiled @ ]
[ Instead Of Yelled @ ]
[ Or Glared @ ]

[ Some CG Just Come To Earn A Paycheck ]
[ Not Just To Keep An Eye Open ]
[ So They Can Peak In & Check ]

[ Allison Is Confident But Not Really Full Of Herself ]
[ She Also Doesn’t Compare Herself To Anyone Else ]

[ She Is A One Of A Kind ]
[ In Everyone’s Mind ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[352]▪︎[ Loss … 5•13•2022 ]

[ How Does One Deal With Loss? ]
[ @ First It Feels Like Pain Is The Boss ]

[ Nothing Moves Without Permission ]
[ Relief Is Your Own Mission ]

[ It Is Hard To Think ]
[ That You Will Never Go Over To Their House For A Drink ]

[ No More Going For A Ride ]
[ Now You Want To Stay Home & Hide ]

[ Hide From The Pain & The Despair ]
[ Because You No Longer Want To Care ]

[ Care Is A Funny Word ]
[ Sometimes It Is The Worse ]
[ That You Have Ever Heard ]

[ You Want To Lock That Feeling Into A Silent Cage ]
[ Along With The Word Rage ]

[ You Won’t Be Able To Afford The Effort ]
[ Because In (30) Days You Will Find Yourself In Court ]

[ For You Were The Driver, When Your Best Friend Died ]
[ Ever Since, You Have Cried ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[035]▪︎[ No, They Do Not Dream … 1•11•2022 ]

[ They Say That Children In Foster Care Do Not Dream ]
[ But Children In Foster Care Have Nightmares That Makes
Them Scream ]

[ How Can They Have A Good Dream When Their Lives Are
Always In Disarray ]
[ They Never Have Stability ]
[ Not Ever For A Day ]

[ They Are Always Waiting For That Next Knock On The Door ]
[ A Lady That They Don’t Know Telling You Wouldn’t Be
Living There Anymore ]

[ They Give You A Trash Bag & Tell You To Put Your Life
In It ]
[ You Only Put In What Will Fit ]

[ You Never Have The Option Of Getting Another Bag ]
[ So You Sure Would Not Have Room For A Sentimental
Hawaiian Flag ]

[ It Still Hurts ]
[ When You Have Memories Of The (2) Hawaiian Flower Shirts ]

[ That You Were Not Allowed To Take With You ]
[ (1) Was Red & (1) Was Blue ]

[ Foster Kids Don’t Know What To Dream Of ]
[ They Have Never Had The Experience Of Having A Family Full
Of Love ]

[ They Have Never Been To Summer Camp ]
[ They Have Never Been Down A Boat Ramp ]

[ They Are Always In Their Fight Or Flight Mode ]
[ They Never Have A Stable Home ]

[ Some Say That Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat ]
[ Foster Care Children Can’t Even Afford That ]

[ How Do Children Dream Of Things Or Places That They Have
Never Seen ]
[ But They Can Have Nightmares Because They Have Dealt With
People That Have Been Mean ]

[ Their Personal Belongings Get Taken From Each House They
Were Placed In ]
[ Just Reinforcing Their Feelings That They Will Never Win ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[031]▪︎[ So It Seems .. 1•9•2022 ]

[ When You Are Worried About Your Close Friend It Seems
Like You Are Handcuffed Behind Your Back ]
[ You Are Left Very Vulnerable To An Attack ]

[ Not A Physical (1), But By Words From Someone Else ]
[ Then You Start To Not Believe In Yourself ]

[ Dr’s. Saying One Thing ]
[ & You Not Believing Anything ]

[ You Are Trying To Help, But You Don’t Know How ]
[ & The Answers Need To Be Figured Out, Now ]

[ Sometimes, On Some Subjects, You Do Not Have The Answer ]
[ Especially When You Are Trying To Help Your Best Friend,
Whose Insides Are Covered With Cancer ]

[ But Your Friend Seems To Be Pushing Away From You ]
[ & You Do Not Know What To Do ]

[ It Is Shifting Your Relationship It Seems ]
[ It Causes So Much Frustration ]
[ It Disrupts Your Dreams ]

[ & That Is Not Good ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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[004]▪︎[ Good Fight … 1•2•2022 ]

[ So Year 2021 Has Come & Gone ]
[ & Society As A Whole Has Chosen To Move On ]

[ So Much For Unfulfilled Expectations ]
[ Sometimes Because Of Some Complications ]

[ & There Is Oh So Much Violence ]
[ Code Of The Streets ]
[ Is To Give Silence ]

[ Nobody Wants To Start Talking ]
[ If They Want To Have The Ability To Keep Walking ]

[ Motto On The Street Is (SNITCHES … )
[ (GET STITCHES) ]

[ So There Is Zero Percentage Of Incidents Being Solved ]
[ Because Nobody Can Afford To Get Involved ]

[ They Won’t Only Go After The Person, They Threaten To Go
After Their Families ]
[ So Now People Will Fear What They Can’t See ]

[ Nobody Can Afford To Talk ]
[ Especially When The Legal People Balk ]

[ Nobody Can Afford To Move ]
[ Even Though They Have Everything To Lose ]

[ Even Their Life ]
[ Or The Husband Or Wife ]

[ Say Goodnight ]
[ Keep Up The Good Fight ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]

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